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
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusCoutarea
Scientific name with authorshipCoutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bignonia triflora Pav.Bignonia triflora Pav. ex DC.Cinchona souzana (Mart.) Brign.Coutarea campanilla DC.Coutarea corymbosa Brign.Coutarea flavescens Sessé & Moc.Coutarea flavescens Sessé & Moc. ex DC.Coutarea hexandra f. albiflora Chodat & Hassl.Coutarea hexandra f. grandiflora Chodat & Hassl.Coutarea hexandra f. pubescens (Pohl) Steyerm.Coutarea hexandra f. roseiflora Chodat & Hassl.Coutarea hexandra f. tarapotensis K.Schum.Coutarea hexandra var. amazonensis (Jacq.) K.Schum.Coutarea hexandra var. amazonica K.Schum.Coutarea hexandra var. calycina Chodat & Hassl.Coutarea hexandra var. campanilla (DC.) Steyerm.Coutarea hexandra var. fluminensis K.Schum.Coutarea hexandra var. hexandraCoutarea hexandra var. pubescens (Pohl) K.Schum.Coutarea hexandra var. speciosa (Aubl.) K.Schum.Coutarea hexandra var. tarapotensis K.Schum.Coutarea hexandra var. typica K.Schum.Coutarea lindeniana Baill.Coutarea portlandia Dum.Cours.Coutarea pubescens PohlCoutarea scherffiana AndréCoutarea speciosa Aubl.Exostema souzanum Mart.Gardenia hexagona Lem.Portlandia acuminata Willd.Portlandia acuminata Willd. ex Schult.Portlandia hexandra Jacq.Portlandia speciosa Baill.
Documented use categories
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 identifier67491-2
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.