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 myxa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Argyreia arborea Lour.Bourreria glabra (Roth) G.DonCordia domestica RothCordia domestica var. evolutior (C.B.Clarke) M.R.AlmeidaCordia evolutior (C.B.Clarke) GambleCordia fulvosa WightCordia fulvosa var. evolutior C.B.ClarkeCordia latifolia Wall.Cordia latifolia Wall. ex G.DonCordia myxa var. domestica (Roth) C.B.ClarkeCordia officinalis Lam.Cordia paniculata RothCordia petta-pelioporet B.HeyneCordia petta-pelioporet B.Heyne ex RothCordia scabrifolia Benth.Cordia scabrifolia Benth. ex Griseb.Cordia sebestena Forssk.Ehretia glabra RothEhretia glabra Roth ex Roem. & Schult.Gerascanthus fulvosus (Wight) BorhidiGerascanthus myxus (L.) BorhidiLithocardium fulvosum (Wight) KuntzeLithocardium myxa (L.) KuntzeQuarena indica (Lam.) Raf.Sebestena myxa (L.) J.PreslSebestena officinalis Gaertn.Vitex gomphophylla BakerVitex gomphyphylla Baker
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Social 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 identifier114380-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.