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
GenusErythrina
Scientific name with authorshipErythrina variegata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chirocalyx candolleanus Walp.Chirocalyx divaricatus (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Walp.Chirocalyx indicus (Lam.) Walp.Chirocalyx pictus (L.) Walp.Corallodendron divaricatum (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) KuntzeCorallodendron lobulatum (Miq.) KuntzeCorallodendron orientale (L.) KuntzeCorallodendron spathaceum (DC.) KuntzeErythrina alba Cogn. & MarchandErythrina boninensis TuyamaErythrina carnea BlancoErythrina corallodendron Lour.Erythrina corallodendron subsp. orientalis L.Erythrina corallodendron var. orientalis L.Erythrina corallodendrum var. orientalis L.Erythrina divaricata Moc. & SesséErythrina divaricata Moc. & Sessé ex DC.Erythrina fitzalanii W.HillErythrina humeana R.Vig.Erythrina indica Lam.Erythrina indica subsp. alba W.S.Millard & Blatt.Erythrina indica subsp. fastigiata Guill.Erythrina indica subsp. orientalis (L.) Merr.Erythrina indica var. alba Blatt. & MillardErythrina indica var. fastigiata Guill.Erythrina indica var. orientalis (L.) Merr.Erythrina indica var. phlebocarpa (F.M.Bailey) DominErythrina indica var. picta Millard & Blatt.Erythrina lobulata Miq.Erythrina loueiri G.DonErythrina loureirii G.DonErythrina loureiroi G.DonErythrina marmorata Van GeertErythrina marmorata VeitchErythrina marmorata Veitch ex Planch.Erythrina orientalis (L.) Merr.Erythrina orientalis (L.) MurrayErythrina orientalis var. fastigiata (Pancher ex Guillaumin) Fournet, 2002Erythrina orientalis var. variegataErythrina panduriformis BlumeErythrina panduriformis Blume ex Miq.Erythrina parcellii DombrainErythrina parcellii W.BullErythrina phlebocarpa F.M.BaileyErythrina picta L.Erythrina resupinata MoritziErythrina rostrata Ridl.Erythrina spathacea DC.Erythrina variegata f. alba (Blatt. & Millard) Maheshw.Erythrina variegata f. marmorata Maheshw.Erythrina variegata f. mysorensis Maheshw.Erythrina variegata f. orientalis (L.) Maheshw.Erythrina variegata f. parcellii Maheshw.Erythrina variegata f. picta (L.) Maheshw.Erythrina variegata f. picta (L.) S.S.Ying, 1987Erythrina variegata subsp. orientalis (L.) Merr.Erythrina variegata var. alba (Blatt. & Millard) M.R.AlmeidaErythrina variegata var. fastigiataErythrina variegata var. orientalis (L.) Merr.Erythrina variegata var. variegataGelala alba Rumph.Gelala litorea Rumph.Tetradapa javanorum Osbeck
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier494614-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful 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.