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
OrderCornales
FamilyHydrangeaceae
GenusHydrangea
Scientific name with authorshipHydrangea febrifuga (Lour.) Y.De Smet & Granados
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adamia chinensis Gardner & Champ.Adamia cyanea Wall.Adamia sylvatica Meisn.Adamia ×versicolor FortuneCallicarpa leveilleana FeddeCianitis chinensis Hook.fil. & ThomsonCianitis sylvatica Reinw.Cianitis versicolor Hook.fil. & ThomsonCyanitis chinensis Hook.f. & ThomsonCyanitis sylvatica Reinw. ex BlumeCyanitis versicolor Hook.f. & ThomsonDichroa cyanea (Wall.) MottetDichroa cyanea (Wall.) Schltr.Dichroa cyanitis Miq.Dichroa febrifuga Lour.Dichroa febrifuga var. febrifugaDichroa febrifuga var. glabra S.Y.HuDichroa henryi H.Lév.Dichroa latifolia Miq.Dichroa parviflora Schltr.Dichroa pentandra Schltr.Dichroa philippinensis Schltr.Dichroa pubescens Miq.Dichroa schumanniana Schltr.Dichroa sylvatica (Reinw. ex Blume) Merr.Dichroa sylvatica (Reinw.) MottetDichroa thyrsoidea ElmerDichroa versicolor (Fortune) D.R.HuntDichroa yunnanensis S.M.HwangHydrangea hwangii J.M.H.ShawHydrangea pubescens Zipp.Hydrangea pubescens Zipp. ex Miq.Hydrangea versicolor (Fortune) Mscr.Hydrangea wallichii J.M.H.ShawHydrangea ×versicolor (Fortune) J.M.H.Shaw×Didrangea versicolor (Fortune) J.M.H.Shaw
Documented use categories
Medicine
Invertebrate food
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 identifier77152127-1
Use codesIF 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.