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
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusEuonymus
Scientific name with authorshipEuonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold
Indexed scientific synonyms
Celastrus alatus Thunb.Euonymus alatus Rupr.Euonymus alatus f. apterus RegelEuonymus alatus f. compactus RehderEuonymus alatus f. microphyllus (Nakai) H.HaraEuonymus alatus f. pilosus (O.Loes. & Rehder) OhwiEuonymus alatus f. variegatus NakaiEuonymus alatus subsp. compactus J.W.AdamsEuonymus alatus subsp. ellipticus Chen H.WangEuonymus alatus subsp. sacrosancta (Koidz) Vorosch.Euonymus alatus var. alatusEuonymus alatus var. arakianus (Koidz.) H.HaraEuonymus alatus var. cornucarpus Koidz.Euonymus alatus var. ellipticus Chen H.WangEuonymus alatus var. hirtus Koidz.Euonymus alatus var. latifolia NakaiEuonymus alatus var. macrophyllus NakaiEuonymus alatus var. microphyllus ChenH.WangEuonymus alatus var. microphyllus NakaiEuonymus alatus var. nakamurae (Makino) F.Maek.Euonymus alatus var. nakamurae (Makino) F.Maek. ex H.HaraEuonymus alatus var. pilosus Loes. & RehderEuonymus alatus var. pubescens Maxim.Euonymus alatus var. rotundatus MakinoEuonymus alatus var. rotundatus Makino ex Koidz.Euonymus alatus var. uncinatus NakaiEuonymus alatus var. verus Kitag.Euonymus arakianus Koidz.Euonymus ellipticus (Chen H.Wang) C.Y.ChengEuonymus kawachianus NakaiEuonymus loeseneri MakinoEuonymus nakamurae MakinoEuonymus sacrosanctus Koidz.Euonymus striatus subsp. alata (Thunb.) Koidz.Euonymus striatus var. alatus (Thunb.) MakinoEuonymus striatus var. cornucarpus Koidz.Euonymus striatus var. hirta Koidz.Euonymus striatus var. microphyllus NakaiEuonymus striatus var. pilosus Koidz.Euonymus striatus var. pubescens MakinoEuonymus subtriflorus BlumeEuonymus thunbergianus BlumeEuonymus verrucosus subsp. tchefouensis DebeauxEuonymus verrucosus var. tchefouensis DebeauxMelanocarya alata (Thunb.) Turcz.
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 identifier30148396-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.