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
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusFagraea
Scientific name with authorshipFagraea berteroana A.Gray ex Benth.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carissa grandis BerteroCarissa grandis Bertero ex A.DC.Carissa grandis Bertero ex Guill.Fagraea affinis S.MooreFagraea berteriana A.GrayFagraea berteriana A.Gray ex Benth.Fagraea berteroana A.GrayFagraea berteroana var. berteroanaFagraea berteroana var. marquesensis Fosberg & SachetFagraea berteroana var. marquisensis Fosberg & SachetFagraea calophylloides Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Fagraea grandis Pancher & SebertFagraea ksid Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Fagraea longituba M.L.GrantFagraea novae-guineae Cammerl.Fagraea obovata var. papuana F.M.BaileyFagraea pachypoda Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Fagraea peekelii Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Fagraea pluvialis S.MooreFagraea pua NadeaudFagraea rosenstromii C.T.WhiteFagraea salomonensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Fagraea samoensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Fagraea schlechteri Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Fagraea tahitensis ButteaudFagraea vitiensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
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 identifier546101-1
Use codesAF EU FU MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.