Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyGesneriaceae
GenusColumnea
Scientific name with authorshipColumnea sanguinea (Pers.) Hanst.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alloplectus affinis (C.V.Morton) StearnAlloplectus aureonitens (Hook.) StearnAlloplectus cubensis (Urb.) StearnAlloplectus sanguineus (Pers.) G.DonAlloplectus sanguineus (Pers.) Mart. ex Poepp.Besleria sanguinea Pers.Collandra atronitens G.DonCollandra atronitens G.Don ex LoudonCollandra aureonitens (Hook.) Hanst.Collandra phoenicea (Tussac) G.DonCollandra phoenicea (Tussac) G.Don ex LoudonCollandra picta (Hook.) Lem.Collandra picta Klotzsch & Hanst.Collandra pilosa Lem.Collandra sanguinea (Pers.) Griseb.Columnea affinis C.V.MortonColumnea aureonitens Hook.Columnea cubensis (Urb.) BrittonColumnea grandifolia RusbyColumnea picta (Lem.) VossColumnea pilosa Lem.Columnea sanguinea var. cubensis Urb.Columnea sanguinea var. trinitensis C.V.MortonColumnea stricta RusbyDalbergaria aureonitens (Hook.) WiehlerDalbergaria cubensis (Urb.) BorhidiDalbergaria phoenicea TussacDalbergaria sanguinea (Pers.) Steud.Dalbergaria stricta (Rusby) WiehlerGesneria pilosa Lem.Hematophyla villosa Raf.Tussacia sanguinea (Pers.) Heynh.Vireya sanguinolenta Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier378985-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.