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
OrderEricales
FamilyEbenaceae
GenusDiospyros
Scientific name with authorshipDiospyros ferrea (Willd.) Bakh.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Diospyros angustifolia (Miq.) Kosterm.Diospyros buxifolia ThouarsDiospyros egbert-walkeri Kosterm.Diospyros ferrea f. angustata Bakh.Diospyros ferrea f. globosa Bakh.Diospyros ferrea f. lamponga (Miq.) Bakh.Diospyros ferrea f. oblanceolata Bakh.Diospyros ferrea f. oblonga Bakh.Diospyros ferrea f. oblongata Bakh.Diospyros ferrea f. obovata Bakh.Diospyros ferrea f. subelliptica Bakh.Diospyros ferrea subsp. degeneri FosbergDiospyros ferrea subsp. kauaiensis FosbergDiospyros ferrea subsp. toppingii FosbergDiospyros ferrea var. angustifolia (Miq.) Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. angustifolia (Miq.) M.MohananDiospyros ferrea var. aroeensis Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. buxifolia (Rottb.) Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. buxoides Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. ellipsoidea Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. ferreaDiospyros ferrea var. guineensis (Schumach. & Thonn.) Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. indonesica Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. lamponga (Miq.) Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. madagascariensis (A.DC.) Bakh.Diospyros ferrea var. salomonensis Bakh.Diospyros madagascariensis (A.DC.)Diospyros nigrescens (Dalzell) C.J.SaldanhaDiospyros salomonensis (Bakh.) Kosterm.Diospyros sandwicensis subsp. elliptica St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. frameata St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. kauaiensis (Fosberg) St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. kokeensis St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. miloliensis St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. oahuensis St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. ovalis St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. puberula St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. pubescens St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. rotundata St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. rugosa St.JohnDiospyros sandwicensis subsp. toppingii (Fosberg) St.JohnDiospyros vera (Lour.) A.Chev.Ebenoxylum verum Lour.Ebenus lamponga (Miq.) KuntzeEbenus nigrescens (Dalzell) KuntzeEhretia ferrea Willd.Ferreola buxifolia (Rottb.) Roxb.Ferreola ebenus StokesFerreola guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.Maba angustifolia Miq.Maba buxifolia (Rottb.) Juss.Maba buxifolia (Rottb.) Pers.Maba buxifolia var. rhomboidea Ridl.Maba caningiana DC.Maba cumingiana A.DC.Maba ebenoxylon G.DonMaba ebenus WightMaba egbert-walkeri (Kosterm.) F.Y.Lu, C.H.Ou, Y.T.Chen, Y.S.Chi, K.C.Lu & Y.H.TsengMaba ferrea (Willd.) S.S.YingMaba guineensis A.DC.Maba lamponga Miq.Maba madagascariensis A.DC.Maba neilgherrensis DC.Maba nigrescens DalzellMaba ovata F.Muell.Maba papuana HiernMaba secundiflora Hutch.Maba smeathmannii A.DC.Maba vacciniifolia Benth.Pisonia buxifolia Rottb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
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 identifier322393-1
Use codesFU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.