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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusCordia
Scientific name with authorshipCordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav.) Oken
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cerdana alliodora Ruiz & Pav.Cerdana complicata Ruiz & Pav.Cerdana complicata Ruiz & Pav. ex ChodatCerdana cujabensis Silva MansoCerdana cujabensis Silva Manso ex A.DC.Cordia alliodora (Ruiz & Pav.) Cham.Cordia alliodora f. albotomentosa Chodat & Hassl.Cordia alliodora var. boliviana Chodat & VischerCordia alliodora var. glabra A.DC.Cordia alliodora var. tomentosa A.DC.Cordia andina ChodatCordia cerdana Roem. & Schult.Cordia chamissoniana var. complicata ChodatCordia cujabensis Silva Manso & LhotskyCordia cujabensis Silva Manso & Lhotsky ex Cham.Cordia gerascanthus Griseb., 1861Cordia gerascanthus Jacq.Cordia gerascanthus f. martinicensis ChodatCordia gerascanthus var. subcanescens A.DC.Cordia goudotii ChodatCordia hartwigsiana RegelCordia hartwissiana RegelCordia rusbyi BrittonCordia rusbyi Britton ex RusbyCordia velutina Mart.Gerascanthus alliodorus (Ruiz & Pav.) BorhidiGerascanthus alliodorus (Ruiz & Pav.) M.Kuhlm. & MattosGerascanthus cujabensis (Silva Manso & Lhotsky ex Cham.) BorhidiGerascanthus velutinus Fresen.Lithocardium alliodorum (Ruiz & Pav.) KuntzeLithocardium cujabense (Silva Manso & Lhotsky ex Cham.) KuntzeLithocardium gerascanthus var. alliodorum (Ruiz & Pav.) KuntzeLithocardium hartwigsiana KuntzeSolanum mucronatum O.E.SchulzVarronia rusbyi (Britton ex Rusby) BorhidiVarronia tuberosa Sessé & Moc.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Material
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 identifier113943-1
Use codesAF EU HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL
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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.