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 ceilanica Thunb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Atragene ceilanica (Thunb.) GeraBertuchia speciosa Dennst. ex Kostel.Fagraea birmanica Gand.Fagraea ceilanica var. brevituba C.B.ClarkeFagraea chinensis Merr.Fagraea coromandelina WightFagraea gardneri ThwaitesFagraea globosa Wall.Fagraea khasiana Benth.Fagraea malabarica BlumeFagraea malabarica WightFagraea obovata Wall.Fagraea obovata var. gardneri (Thwaites) C.B.ClarkeFagraea prainii Gand.Fagraea rostrata BlumeFagraea sasakii HayataFagraea zeylanica MurrayGardenia heteroclyta J.KoenigGardenia heteroclyta J.Koenig ex BlumeHillia longiflora Lem.Hillia prasiantha Lem.Solandra oppositifolia Loudon ex G.DonSolandra oppositifolia MoonWillughbeia ceilanica (Thunb.) Spreng.Willughbeia obovata Spreng.Willughbeia zeylanica (Thunb.) Spreng.Winchia cirrhifera GardnerWinchia cirrhifera Gardner ex Thwaites
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
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 identifier546114-1
Use codesAF EU FU IF MA ME 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.