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
FamilyPentaphylacaceae
GenusEurya
Scientific name with authorshipEurya acuminata DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Diospyros serrata (Blume) Buch.-Ham.Diospyros serrata (Blume) Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonEurya acuminata var. acuminataEurya acuminata var. euprusta (Korth.) DyerEurya acuminata var. monticola Ridl.Eurya acuminata var. multiflora (DC.) BlumeEurya acuminata var. phyllanthoides (Blume) DewitEurya acuminata var. phyllanthoides (Blume) de WitEurya acuminata var. wallichiana Steud.Eurya angustifolia (Blume) Walp.Eurya angustifolia Wall.Eurya bifaria Wall.Eurya blumeana Korth.Eurya chinensis Hook.f. & ThomsonEurya chinensis Hook.f. & Thomson ex DyerEurya clandestina BlumeEurya confinis BlumeEurya grandis ChoisyEurya hirsutula Miq.Eurya japonica var. acuminata (DC.) ThwaitesEurya japonica var. phyllanthoides (Blume) DyerEurya lucida Wall.Eurya lucida Wall. ex BlumeEurya membranacea GardnerEurya monticola (Ridl.) Ridl.Eurya phyllanthoides BlumeEurya rostrata BlumeEurya salicifolia BlumeEurya serrata (Blume) Walp.Eurya serrata var. euprusta (Dyer) Hochr.Eurya wallichiana Steud.Eurya wrayi KingGeeria angustifolia BlumeGeeria serrata BlumeTernstroemia bifaria Buch.-Ham.Ternstroemia bifaria Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
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 identifier828687-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.