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
OrderCelastrales
FamilyCelastraceae
GenusHippocratea
Scientific name with authorshipHippocratea volubilis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bejuco pendulus Loefl.Hippocratea acutiflora Moc. & SesséHippocratea acutiflora Moc. & Sessé ex DC.Hippocratea affinis Cambess.Hippocratea anafensis Urb.Hippocratea aubletiana MiersHippocratea cearensis MiersHippocratea copiosiflora MiersHippocratea diffusa MiersHippocratea discolor G.Mey.Hippocratea discolor Seem.Hippocratea divaricata MiersHippocratea elliptica KunthHippocratea hilariana MiersHippocratea infuscata MiersHippocratea laevigata VahlHippocratea lonchophylla MiersHippocratea meizantha BlakeHippocratea obcordata Lam.Hippocratea ovalifolia MiersHippocratea ovata Griseb.Hippocratea ovata Lam.Hippocratea ovata f. multiflora Peyr.Hippocratea ovata subsp. latibarbis (Peyr.) Peyr.Hippocratea ovata var. crassifolia Peyr.Hippocratea ovata var. grandiflora Peyr.Hippocratea ovata var. latibarbis Peyr.Hippocratea ovata var. oblongifolia DC.Hippocratea ovata var. parviflora Peyr.Hippocratea ovata var. sancta-cruce M.GómezHippocratea ovata var. sanctacrucea GómezHippocratea ovata var. serrulata Peyr.Hippocratea pallidula MiersHippocratea paniculata BerteroHippocratea paniculata Bertero ex Schult.Hippocratea perspicua MiersHippocratea plumieri MiersHippocratea plumieri Rich.Hippocratea plumieri Rich. ex Peyr.Hippocratea rovirosae Standl.Hippocratea scandens Jacq.Hippocratea scandens TurpinHippocratea serrulata MiersHippocratea serrulata PohlHippocratea serrulata Pohl ex Peyr.Hippocratea swartziana MiersHippocratea utilis RoseHippocratea vahliana MiersHippocratea versicolor MiersHippocratea viridis Ruiz & Pav.Hippocratea volubilis Aubl.Hippocratea volubilis Sw.Hippocratea volubilis var. circumalata LundellHippocratea warmingii Peyr.Hippocratea warmingii Peyr. ex FritschLoeseneriella ovata (Lam.) M.R.AlmeidaPereskia paniculata Vell.Salacia blainii Millsp.Salacia multiflora Cambess.Tontelea laevigata (Vahl) Poir.Tontelea levigata Poir.Tontelea multiflora (Cambess) Endl.Tontelea multiflora (Cambess) Endl. ex Walp.Tontelea villosa Poepp.
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 identifier161653-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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