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 japonica Thunb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eurya crispa SieboldEurya crispa Siebold ex BlumeEurya hortensis Siebold & Zucc.Eurya jacquemartii CarrièreEurya japonica f. angustifolia (Koidz.) H.HaraEurya japonica f. australis (Hatus.) Hatus.Eurya japonica f. integra (Nakai) T.B.LeeEurya japonica f. leucobaccata H.HaraEurya japonica f. linearifolia (Blume) H.HaraEurya japonica f. microphylla (Blume) H.HaraEurya japonica f. papillosa J.Sugim.Eurya japonica var. angustifolia Koidz.Eurya japonica var. australis Hatus.Eurya japonica var. hortensis BlumeEurya japonica var. integra NakaiEurya japonica var. linearifolia BlumeEurya japonica var. microphylla BlumeEurya japonica var. montana (Siebold) BlumeEurya japonica var. multiflora Miq.Eurya japonica var. normalis KuntzeEurya japonica var. ovata Masam. & SatomiEurya japonica var. pumila Miq.Eurya japonica var. pusilla BlumeEurya japonica var. thunbergii ThwaitesEurya japonica var. uniflora BlumeEurya latifolia K.KochEurya latifolia subsp. variegata VeitchEurya latifolia subsp. variegata Veitch ex J.DixEurya latifolia var. variegata (Veitch ex J.Dix) CarrièreEurya microphylla Siebold & Zucc.Eurya minima NakaiEurya montana Siebold & Zucc.Eurya multiflora SieboldEurya multiflora Siebold ex BlumeEurya pubicalyx OhwiEurya pumila SieboldEurya pumila Siebold ex Miq.Eurya pusilla SieboldEurya pusilla Siebold ex BlumeEurya uniflora Siebold & Zucc.Sakakia ochnacea f. variegata (Veitch ex J.Dix) Nakai
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier828738-1
Use codesEU FU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.