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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyDichapetalaceae
GenusDichapetalum
Scientific name with authorshipDichapetalum madagascariense Poir.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ceanothus guineensis DC.Chailletia benthamii Didr.Chailletia dichapetalum DC.Chailletia dichapetalum f. multiflora Tul.Chailletia dichapetalum subsp. macrophylla Tul.Chailletia dichapetalum var. pubescens Desc.Chailletia fasciculata Spreng.Chailletia flexuosa Oliv.Chailletia floribunda Planch.Chailletia paniculata (Thonn. ex DC.) Benth.Chailletia subcordata Hook.fil.Chailletia subcordata Hook.fil. ex Benth.Chailletia thomsonii Oliv.Colubrina guineensis (DC.) G.DonDichapetalum abruptiacuminatum De Wild.Dichapetalum abruptiacuminatum DeWild.Dichapetalum aruwimense Engl.Dichapetalum bakerianum ExellDichapetalum batanganum Engl. & RuhlandDichapetalum beniense Engl.Dichapetalum brevitubulosum Engl.Dichapetalum brownii Baill.Dichapetalum buvumense Baker fil.Dichapetalum chrysobalanoides Hutch. & DalzielDichapetalum cicinnatum Engl.Dichapetalum dodoense Engl.Dichapetalum dundusanense De Wild.Dichapetalum dundusanense DeWild.Dichapetalum flabellatiflorum HaumanDichapetalum flaviflorum Engl.Dichapetalum flavovirens Engl.Dichapetalum flexuosum (Oliv.) Engl.Dichapetalum floribundum (Planch.) Engl.Dichapetalum fulvialabastrum De Wild.Dichapetalum fulvialabastrum DeWild.Dichapetalum glandulosum De Wild.Dichapetalum glandulosum DeWild.Dichapetalum glandulosum var. fulvialabastrum (De Wild.) HaumanDichapetalum gossweileri Engl.Dichapetalum guineense (DC.) KeayDichapetalum madagascariense var. beniense (Engl.) BretelerDichapetalum multiflorum (Tul.) Desc.Dichapetalum ombrophilum K.KrauseDichapetalum paniculatum (Thonn. ex DC.) De Wild.Dichapetalum paniculatum Thonn.Dichapetalum paniculatum Thonn. ex Schumach.Dichapetalum pynaertii De Wild.Dichapetalum pynaertii DeWild.Dichapetalum rowlandii Hutch. & DalzielDichapetalum subcordatum (Hook.fil. ex Benth.) Engl.Dichapetalum subcoriaceum Engl.Dichapetalum thomsonii (Oliv.) Engl.Dichapetalum thouarsianum Roem. & Schult.Dichapetalum thouarsianum subsp. macrophyllum (Tul.) Desc.Dichapetalum thouarsianum var. pubescens Desc.Dichapetalum ubangiense De Wild.Dichapetalum ubangiense DeWild.Rhamnus paniculata Thonn. ex DC.Rhamnus paniculatus Thonn.Rhamnus paniculatus Thonn. ex Schumach.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
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 identifier163234-1
Use codesGS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.