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 mucronata (L.f.) Hook. & Arn.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arbutus mucronata L.fil.Arbutus rigida BanksArbutus rigida Banks ex Hook.fil.Brossaea mucronata (L.fil.) KuntzeBrossaea philippiana KuntzeGaultheria mucronata var. microphylla (Hombr.) D.J.MiddletonGaultheria mucronata var. mucronataGaultheria mucronata var. mutica Hook. & Arn.Pernettya candida LindenPernettya candida Linden ex BossePernettya floribunda Anon.Pernettya lilacina (L.T.Davis ex Dean) PynaertPernettya litoralis Phil.Pernettya mucronata (L.fil.) Gaudich.Pernettya mucronata (L.fil.) Gaudich. ex Spreng.Pernettya mucronata f. alba VossPernettya mucronata f. coccinea (L.T.Davis ex Dean) VossPernettya mucronata f. lilacina (L.T.Davis ex Dean) VossPernettya mucronata f. rosea (L.T.Davis ex André) VossPernettya mucronata var. coccinea L.T.DavisPernettya mucronata var. coccinea L.T.Davis ex DeanPernettya mucronata var. floribunda RegelPernettya mucronata var. lilacina L.T.DavisPernettya mucronata var. lilacina L.T.Davis ex DeanPernettya mucronata var. linifolia ReichePernettya mucronata var. microphylla Hombr.Pernettya mucronata var. microphylla Phil.Pernettya mucronata var. parvifolia Skottsb.Pernettya mucronata var. purpurea L.T.DavisPernettya mucronata var. purpurea L.T.Davis ex DeanPernettya mucronata var. rosea L.T.DavisPernettya mucronata var. rosea L.T.Davis ex AndréPernettya mucronata var. rupicola (Phil.) ReichePernettya oblongifolia Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.Pernettya ovalifolia Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.Pernettya palenae Phil.Pernettya parvifolia Phil.Pernettya philippii Gand.Pernettya rupicola Phil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier330613-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.