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
GenusHamelia
Scientific name with authorshipHamelia patens Jacq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Duhamelia odorata Willd.Duhamelia odorata Willd. ex Schult.Duhamelia patens (Jacq.) Pers.Duhamelia sphaerocarpa (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.Hamelia brachystemon WernhamHamelia brittoniana WernhamHamelia coccinea Sw.Hamelia corymbosa Sessé & Moc.Hamelia erecta Jacq.Hamelia intermedia Urb. & EkmanHamelia lanuginosa M.Martens & GaleottiHamelia latifolia Rchb.Hamelia latifolia Rchb. ex DC.Hamelia nodosa M.Martens & GaleottiHamelia ovata WernhamHamelia patens var. axillaroides WernhamHamelia patens var. erecta (Jacq.) DC.Hamelia patens var. glabra Oerst.Hamelia patens var. patensHamelia patens var. quinifolia DC.Hamelia pedicellata WernhamHamelia sphaerocarpa Ruiz & Pav.Hamelia suaveolens KunthHamelia tubiflora WernhamHamelia verticillata Moc. & SesséHamelia verticillata Moc. & Sessé ex DC.Hamelia viridifolia WernhamLonicera verticillata (Mill.) Steud.Periclymenum verticillatum Mill.Schoenleinia thyrsoidea Miers
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 identifier752194-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.