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
GenusHydnophytum
Scientific name with authorshipHydnophytum formicarum Jack
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hydnophytum amboinense Becc.Hydnophytum andamanense Becc.Hydnophytum blumei Becc.Hydnophytum borneense Becc.Hydnophytum coriaceum Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum KurzHydnophytum formicarum f. borneense (Becc.) Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum f. latifolium (Miq.) Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum f. siamense Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum f. typicum Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. blumei (Becc.) Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. blumei Boerl.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. dubium (Becc.) Boerl.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. dubium Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. montanum (Becc.) Boerl.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. montanum Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. siamense (Becc.) Boerl.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. zollingeri (Becc.) Boerl.Hydnophytum formicarum subsp. zollingeri Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum var. borneense (Becc.) Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum var. buxifolium Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum var. cochincinense Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum var. latifolium (Miq.) Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum var. longifolium Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum var. lucidum Becc.Hydnophytum formicarum var. minor Becc.Hydnophytum gaudichaudii Becc.Hydnophytum inerme (Gaudich.) Bremek.Hydnophytum inerme (Gaudich.) Bremek. ex Holthuis & H.J.LamHydnophytum intermedium ElmerHydnophytum leytense Merr.Hydnophytum membranaceum Merr.Hydnophytum mindorense Merr.Hydnophytum montanum BlumeHydnophytum montanum var. latifolia Miq.Hydnophytum nitidum Merr.Hydnophytum orbiculatum ElmerHydnophytum selebicum Becc.Hydnophytum sumatranum Becc.Lasiostoma formicarum (Jack) Spreng.Myrmecodia inermis Gaudich.
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 identifier753446-1
Use codesME
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.