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
FamilySapotaceae
GenusEnglerophytum
Scientific name with authorshipEnglerophytum magalismontanum (Sond.) T.D.Penn.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bequaertiodendron magalismontanum (Sond.) Heine & J.H.Hemsl.Boivinella argyrophylla (Hiern) Aubrév. & Pellegr.Boivinella wilmsii (Engl.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.Chrysophyllum antunesii Engl.Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum HiernChrysophyllum carvalhoi Engl.Chrysophyllum gossweileri De Wild.Chrysophyllum gossweileri DeWild.Chrysophyllum lujae De Wild.Chrysophyllum lujae DeWild.Chrysophyllum magalismontanum Sond.Chrysophyllum mohorense Engl.Chrysophyllum wilmsii Engl.Neoboivinella argyrophylla (Hiern) Aubrév. & Pellegr.Neoboivinella gossweileri (De Wild.) LibenNeoboivinella wilmsii (Engl.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.Pachystela antunesii (Engl.) LecomtePachystela argyrophylla (Hiern) LecomtePachystela magalismontana (Sond.) LecomtePouteria antunesii (Engl.) BaehniPouteria magalismontana (Sond.) A.MeeuseSideroxylon randii S.MooreZeyherella gossweileri (De Wild.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.Zeyherella magalismontana (Sond.) Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
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 identifier962758-1
Use codesEU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.