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
GenusDolichandra
Scientific name with authorshipDolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G.Lohmann
Indexed scientific synonyms
Batocydia exoleta Mart. ex DC.Batocydia unguis (L.) Mart. ex BrittonBatocydia unguis Mart. ex DC.Batocydia unguis-cati (L.) Mart.Batocydia unguis-cati (L.) Mart. ex Britton & P.WilsonBignonia acutistipula Schltdl.Bignonia californica BrandegeeBignonia catharinensis SchenckBignonia dasyonyx S.F.BlakeBignonia exoleta Vell.Bignonia gracilis G.Lodd.Bignonia inflata Griseb.Bignonia lanuginosa Hemsl.Bignonia pseudounguis Desf.Bignonia rodigasiana L.LindenBignonia triantha DC.Bignonia tweediana Lindl.Bignonia tweedieana Lindl.Bignonia unguis L.Bignonia unguis L. ex DC.Bignonia unguis Vell.Bignonia unguis var. gracilis (G.Lodd.) DC.Bignonia unguis var. guatemalensis K.Schum. & Loes.Bignonia unguis-cati L.Bignonia unguis-cati var. exoleta (Vell.) SpragueBignonia unguis-cati var. gracilis (G.Lodd.) DC., 1845Bignonia unguis-cati var. guatemalensis K.Schum. & Loes.Bignonia unguis-cati var. radicans DC.Bignonia unguis-cati var. serrata Bureau & K.Schum.Bignonia unguiscata L.Bignonia vespertilia Barb.Rodr.Dolichandra kohautiana C.PreslDoxantha acutistipula (Schltdl.) MiersDoxantha adunca MiersDoxantha chelephora MiersDoxantha dasyonyx (S.F.Blake) S.F.BlakeDoxantha exoleta (Vell.) MiersDoxantha inoleta Miers, 1863Doxantha lanuginosa (Hemsl.) MiersDoxantha mexicana MiersDoxantha praesignis MiersDoxantha radicans (DC.) MiersDoxantha scitiflora Miers, 1863Doxantha serratula Miers, 1863Doxantha serrulata MiersDoxantha tenuicula MiersDoxantha torquata MiersDoxantha tweediana (Lindl.) MiersDoxantha tweedieana (Lindl.) MiersDoxantha unguis (L.) MiersDoxantha unguis ChodatDoxantha unguis var. microphylla ChodatDoxantha unguis-cati (L.) MiersDoxantha unguis-cati Rehder, 1913Doxantha unguis-cati var. dasyonyx (S.F.Blake) SeibertDoxantha unguis-cati var. exoleta (Vell.) FabrisDoxantha unguis-cati var. microphylla ChodatMacfadyena undulata K.Schum.Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H.GentryMicrobignonia auristellae Kraenzl.Spathodea kohautiana (C.Presl) Walp.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier77100466-1
Use codesEU MA 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.