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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusExcoecaria
Scientific name with authorshipExcoecaria agallocha L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Commia cochinchinensis Lour.Excaecaria agallocha var. genuina Müll.Arg.Excaecaria agallocha var. ovalis Müll.Arg.Excoecaria affinis Endl.Excoecaria agallocha subsp. camettia (Willd.) Müll.Arg.Excoecaria agallocha subsp. genuina Müll.Arg.Excoecaria agallocha subsp. lancifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.Excoecaria agallocha subsp. orthostichalis Müll.Arg.Excoecaria agallocha subsp. ovalis (Endl.) Mull.Arg.Excoecaria agallocha var. camettia (Willd.) Müll.Arg.Excoecaria agallocha var. genuina Müll.Arg.Excoecaria agallocha var. lancifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.Excoecaria agallocha var. orthostichalis Müll.Arg.Excoecaria agallocha var. ovalis (Endl.) Müll.Arg.Excoecaria camettia Willd.Excoecaria ovalis Endl.Excoecaria sphaerosperma F.Muell.Excoecaria sphaerosperma F.Muell. ex PaxStilingia agallocha (L.) Baill.Stillingia agallocha (L.) Baill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier348815-1
Use codesEU FU 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 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.