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Guettarda speciosa

Guettarda speciosa L.

Also indexed asBeach False MedlarBeach False-MedlarBeach GardeniaBeach-MedlarFaux figuierFu mstangaHanoJati pasir
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusGuettarda
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusGuettarda
Scientific name with authorshipGuettarda speciosa L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Atractocarpus tahitensis (Nadeaud) Puttock, 1999Cadamba jasminiflora Sonn.Gardenia speciosa (L.) Roxb.Gardenia speciosa (L.) Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.Guettarda hirsuta Sarg.Guettarda speciosa f. speciosaGuettarda speciosa f. tahitensis (Nadeaud) Fosberg, 1937Guettarda speciosa subsp. glabrata DC.Guettarda speciosa subsp. tahitensis (Nadeaud) DrakeGuettarda speciosa var. glabrata DC.Guettarda speciosa var. speciosaGuettarda speciosa var. tahitensis (Nadeaud) DrakeGuettarda tahitensis NadeaudJasminum hirsutum (L.) Willd.Matthiola speciosa (L.) KuntzeMogorium hirsutum (L.) Poir.Nyctanthes hirsuta L.Randia tahitensis Nadeaud, 1873Trukia tahitensis (Nadeaud) Fosberg, 1987

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Material

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 identifier752069-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Guettarda speciosa.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.