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Cordia sinensis

Cordia sinensis Lam.

Also indexed asGrey-Leaved CordiaGrey-Leaved SaucerberryLong-Leaved SaucerberryLong-leaved Saucer-berryOndoshigrysblaargrysblaarpieringbessielangblaarpieringbessie
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusCordia
Use categories10
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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 sinensis Lam.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cordia angustifolia Roxb.Cordia cuneata B.HeyneCordia cuneata B.Heyne ex A.DC.Cordia gharaf Ehrenb.Cordia gharaf Ehrenb. ex Asch.Cordia oblongifolia Hochst.Cordia oblongifolia Hochst. ex A.DC.Cordia reticulata RothCordia rothii Roem. & Schult.Cordia senegalensis var. pelida DC.Cordia subopposita A.DC.Cornus gharaf Forssk.Cuscuta gharaf (Forssk.) Ehrenb.Cuscuta gharaf (Forssk.) Ehrenb. ex Asch.Cuscuta rothii Roem. & Schult.Gerascanthus gharaf (Ehrenb. ex Asch.) BorhidiGerascanthus sinensis (Lam.) BorhidiLithocardium rothii (Roem. & Schult.) KuntzeQuarena sinensis (Lam.) Raf.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier114552-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.