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
FamilyEricaceae
GenusGaultheria
Scientific name with authorshipGaultheria erecta Vent.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brossaea bracteata var. cordifolia (Kunth) KuntzeBrossaea bracteata var. odorata KuntzeBrossaea erecta (Vent.) KuntzeBrossaea formosa (J.Rémy) KuntzeBrossaea hirtiflora (Benth.) KuntzeBrossaea loxensis (Benth.) KuntzeBrossaea odorata (Kunth) KuntzeBrossaea roraimae (Klotzsch ex Meisn.) KuntzeBrossaea scabra (Willd.) KuntzeBrossaea trichocalycina (DC.) KuntzeBrossaea vestita (Benth.) KuntzeGaultheria antioquiensis A.C.Sm.Gaultheria apiculata SleumerGaultheria coccinea KunthGaultheria conzattii CampGaultheria conzattii var. conzattiiGaultheria conzattii var. mijorum CampGaultheria cordata M.Martens & GaleottiGaultheria cordifolia KunthGaultheria cordifrons SleumerGaultheria costaricensis (Donn.Sm.) SmallGaultheria cummingii SleumerGaultheria donnellii SleumerGaultheria fendleri RusbyGaultheria formosa J.RémyGaultheria glandulifera B.Fedtsch. & Basil.Gaultheria glandulifera SmallGaultheria glandulosissima SleumerGaultheria hartwegiana KlotzschGaultheria hartwegiana Klotzsch ex Loes.Gaultheria hartwegiana subsp. scabrescens Corcoran & BreckonGaultheria hidalgensis Loes.Gaultheria hirtiflora Benth.Gaultheria jelskii Szyszyl.Gaultheria lancifolia SmallGaultheria lancifolia var. dulcis CampGaultheria lepida A.C.Sm.Gaultheria longiflora É.MorrenGaultheria longipes SmallGaultheria loxensis Benth.Gaultheria meridensis A.C.Sm.Gaultheria montana BrandegeeGaultheria odorata Bredem.Gaultheria odorata Bredem. ex Willd.Gaultheria odorata KunthGaultheria odorata var. costaricensis Donn.Sm.Gaultheria odorata var. leiocalyx KunthGaultheria odorata var. leiocalyx Meisn.Gaultheria odorata var. mexicana DC.Gaultheria opaca SleumerGaultheria ornata A.C.Sm.Gaultheria parvifolia SmallGaultheria pennellii A.C.Sm.Gaultheria pilosa B.Fedtsch. & Basil.Gaultheria poasana SleumerGaultheria regia SleumerGaultheria roraimae KlotzschGaultheria roraimae Klotzsch ex Meisn.Gaultheria saltensis SleumerGaultheria scabra Willd.Gaultheria schiedeana SleumerGaultheria subrotunda SleumerGaultheria tacanensis CampGaultheria tatei A.C.Sm.Gaultheria tetriches RusbyGaultheria trichocalycina DC.Gaultheria vegasana A.C.Sm.Gaultheria vestita Benth.Gaultheria weberbaueriana Sleumer
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 identifier330527-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.