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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusDendrolobium
Scientific name with authorshipDendrolobium umbellatum (L.) Benth.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aeschynomene arborea L.Dendrolobium australe (Willd.) Benth.Dendrolobium umbellatum f. hirsutum (DC.) H.OhashiDendrolobium umbellatum var. hirsutum PedleyDendrolobium umbellatum var. majus Miq.Dendrolobium umbellatum var. obtusissimum BlumeDendrolobium umbellatum var. obtusissimum Blume ex Miq.Desmodium arboreum (Roxb.) G.DonDesmodium australe (Willd.) DC.Desmodium cummingianum (Benth.) Benth.Desmodium grandifolium DC.Desmodium umbellatum (L.) DC.Desmodium umbellatum subsp. costatum CraibDesmodium umbellatum var. costatum CraibDesmodium umbellatum var. hirsutum DC.Hedysarum arboreum Roxb.Hedysarum australe Willd.Hedysarum ellipticum Zipp.Hedysarum ellipticum Zipp. ex Miq.Hedysarum grandifolium Hornem.Hedysarum ovatum NoronhaHedysarum reflexum Reinw.Hedysarum reflexum Reinw. ex BlumeHedysarum thunbergianum Steud.Hedysarum umbellatum (L.) Benth.Hedysarum umbellatum L.Meibomia australis (Willd.) KuntzeMeibomia umbellata (L.) KuntzeOrmocarpum australe Desv.Ormocarpum oblongum Desv.Ormocarpum umbellatum Desv.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human 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 identifier491250-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.