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
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusFridericia
Scientific name with authorshipFridericia chica (Bonpl.) L.G.Lohmann
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adenocalymma portoricense A.Stahl ex BelloAdenocalymma portoricensis A.StahlArrabidaea acutifolia DC.Arrabidaea chica (Bonpl.) Verl.Arrabidaea chica f. cuprea (Cham.) SandwithArrabidaea chica var. acutifolia (DC.) BureauArrabidaea chica var. angustifolia Bureau & K.Schum.Arrabidaea chica var. cuprea Bureau & K.Schum.Arrabidaea chica var. thyrsoidea (DC.) BureauArrabidaea cuprea (Cham.) Bornm.Arrabidaea cuprea PittierArrabidaea larensis PittierArrabidaea rosea DC.Bignonia chica Bonpl.Bignonia chica KunthBignonia cuprea Cham.Bignonia cuprea var. grandiflora Cham.Bignonia cuprea var. parviflora Cham.Bignonia rosea DC.Bignonia rubescens S.MooreBignonia rufescens DC.Bignonia thyrsoidea DC.Bignonia triphylla L.Bignonia triphylla Willd.Bignonia triphylla Willd. ex DC.Lundia chica (Bonpl.) Seem.Lundia triphylla (L.) L.G.LohmannPleonotoma triphylla MiersTemnocydia carajura Mart.Temnocydia carajura Mart. ex DC.Vasconcellia acutifolia Mart.Vasconcellia acutifolia Mart. ex DC.
Documented use categories
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 identifier77142115-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.