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
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusIchnocarpus
Scientific name with authorshipIchnocarpus frutescens (L.) W.T.Aiton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aganosma affinis (Roem. & Schult.) G.DonApocynum crassifolium Salisb.Apocynum frutescens L.Beluttakaka malabarica (Lam.) KuntzeCarruthersia daronensis ElmerChonemorpha bantamensis G.DonChonemorpha malabarica (Lam.) G.DonEchites affinis Roem. & Schult.Echites bantamensis BlumeEchites caryophyllatus RothEchites caudatus BlancoEchites ferrugineus Thunb.Echites frutescens (L.) Roxb.Echites malabaricus Lam.Echites trichonema Zipp.Echites trichonema Zipp. ex Span.Gardenia sinensis Lour.Gardenia sinensis Lour. ex B.A.GomesGardenia volubilis Lour.Ichnocarpus affinis (Roem. & Schult.) Hook.f. & ThomsonIchnocarpus affinis (Roem. & Schult.) K.Schum.Ichnocarpus bantamensis (Blume) Miq.Ichnocarpus dasycalyx Miq.Ichnocarpus frutescens (L.) R.Br., 1811Ichnocarpus frutescens f. pubescens Markgr.Ichnocarpus frutescens f. sogerensis (Wernham ex S.Moore) Markgr.Ichnocarpus frutescens var. frutescensIchnocarpus frutescens var. leptodictyus (F.Muell.) DominIchnocarpus frutescens var. ovatifolius (A.DC.) DebIchnocarpus frutescens var. parvifolia Hook.fil.Ichnocarpus frutescens var. pubescens KurzIchnocarpus leptodictyus F.Muell.Ichnocarpus microcalyx Pit.Ichnocarpus moluccanus Miq.Ichnocarpus navesii RolfeIchnocarpus ovatifolius A.DC.Ichnocarpus oxypetalus Pit.Ichnocarpus sogerensis WernhamIchnocarpus sogerensis Wernham ex S.MooreIchnocarpus volubilis (Lour.) Merr.Ichnocarpus volubilis f. sogerensis (Wernham ex S.Moore) Markgr.Micrechites sinensis Markgr.Periploca palvallii Dennst.Quirivelia bantamensis (Blume) F.N.WilliamsQuirivelia bantamensis (Blume) N.H.WilliamsQuirivelia frutescens (L.) M.R.Almeida & S.M.AlmeidaQuirivelia zeylanica Poir.Springia indica Van Heurck & Müll.Arg.Tabernaemontana parviflora Poir.Thyrsanthus parviflorus (Poir.) Miers
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
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 identifier79384-1
Use codesAF EU FU IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.