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Enriched botanical record

Crescentia cujete

Crescentia cujete L.

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FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusCrescentia
Use categories7
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
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusCrescentia
Scientific name with authorshipCrescentia cujete L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Crescentia acuminata KunthCrescentia angustifolia Willd.Crescentia angustifolia Willd. ex Seem.Crescentia arborea Raf.Crescentia cujete var. puberula Bureau & K.Schum.Crescentia cuneifolia GardnerCrescentia fasciculata MiersCrescentia latifolia Raf.Crescentia plectantha MiersCrescentia pumila Raf.Crescentia spathulata Miers

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported

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 identifier319161-2
Use codesEU GS HF IF MA ME PO
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 Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Crescentia cujete.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.