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
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae
GenusGuatteria
Scientific name with authorshipGuatteria australis A.St.-Hil.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cananga klotzschiana (Mart.) Warm.Guatteria acutiflora Mart.Guatteria acutipe R.E.Fr.Guatteria acutipetala R.E.Fr.Guatteria asterantha R.E.Fr.Guatteria australis var. glabrata Mart.Guatteria blanchetiana R.E.Fr.Guatteria clavigera R.E.Fr.Guatteria curvinerva R.E.Fr.Guatteria curvinervia R.E.Fr.Guatteria densicoma Mart.Guatteria dimorphopetala R.E.Fr.Guatteria dusenii R.E.Fr.Guatteria dusenii var. subglabra R.E.Fr.Guatteria flava A.St.-Hil.Guatteria flava Mart.Guatteria fruticosa R.E.Fr.Guatteria glabrescens R.E.Fr.Guatteria gomeziana A.St.-Hil.Guatteria hilariana Schltdl.Guatteria hilariana f. angustifolia Schltdl.Guatteria hilariana f. latifolia Schltdl.Guatteria hilariana var. angustifolia (Schltdl.) Mart.Guatteria hilariana var. angustifolia Schltdl.Guatteria hilariana var. cuneata R.E.Fr.Guatteria hilariana var. latifolia (Schltdl.) Mart.Guatteria hilariana var. verrucosa R.E.Fr.Guatteria hilariana var. verruculosa R.E.Fr.Guatteria hookeri A.St.-Hil. & Tul.Guatteria klotzschiana Mart.Guatteria lutea A.St.-Hil.Guatteria minarum R.E.Fr.Guatteria mosenii R.E.Fr.Guatteria neglecta R.E.Fr.Guatteria nigrescens Mart.Guatteria nigrescens var. oblongifolia Mart.Guatteria odontopetala Mart.Guatteria paranensis R.E.Fr.Guatteria parvifolia R.E.Fr.Guatteria parvifolia var. vestita R.E.Fr.Guatteria penduliflora R.E.Fr.Guatteria polycarpa R.E.Fr.Guatteria polycarpa subsp. drupacea R.E.Fr.Guatteria psilopus Mart.Guatteria reflexa R.E.Fr.Guatteria riedeliana R.E.Fr.Guatteria salicifolia R.E.Fr.Guatteria salicifolia var. erosa R.E.Fr.Guatteria silvatica R.E.Fr.Guatteria sordida R.E.Fr.Guatteria sordida var. lancifolia R.E.Fr.Guatteria sordida var. ovalis R.E.Fr.Guatteria sordida var. stenopetala R.E.Fr.Guatteria tenuis R.E.Fr.Uvaria hirsuta Vell.Uvaria hirusta Vell.Uvaria monosperma Vell.
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 identifier315550-2
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.