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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusGuilandina
Scientific name with authorshipGuilandina bonduc L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bonduc canadense Medik.Bonduc minus Medik.Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.Caesalpinia bonduc Wight & Arn.Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) FlemingCaesalpinia bonducella (L.) Roxb., 1810Caesalpinia bonducella var. aequiaculeata KuntzeCaesalpinia bonducella var. elegans KuntzeCaesalpinia bonducella var. inaequiaculeata KuntzeCaesalpinia bunducella (L.) FlemingCaesalpinia crista Thunb.Caesalpinia cristata ProwazekCaesalpinia glabra (Mill.) Merr.Caesalpinia homblei R.WilczekCaesalpinia jayabo var. cyanosperma M.GómezCaesalpinia jayabo var. gemina (Lour.) M.GómezCaesalpinia sogerensis Baker f.Glycyrrhiza aculeata Forssk.Guilandina aculeata Salisb.Guilandina bonduc var. major DC.Guilandina bonduc var. minor DC.Guilandina bonducella L.Guilandina gemina Lour.Guilandina glabra Griseb., 1860Guilandina glabra Mill.Guilandina homblei (R.Wilczek) G.P.LewisGuilandina socorroensis Britton & RoseGuilandina vulgaris OkenGuillandina bonduc L.Guillandina bonducella (L.) Fleming
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier114706-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.