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
GenusLadenbergia
Scientific name with authorshipLadenbergia oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) L.Andersson
Indexed scientific synonyms
Buena magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd.Buena nitida (Benth.) Wedd.Cascarilla caduciflora (Bonpl.) Wedd.Cascarilla gavanensis Schltdl.Cascarilla magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd.Cascarilla magnifolia var. caduciflora (Bonpl.) Wedd.Cascarilla magnifolia var. rostrata (Wedd.) Wedd.Cascarilla magnifolia var. vulgaris Wedd.Cascarilla nitida (Benth.) Wedd.Cascarilla oblongifolia (Humb. ex Mutis) Wedd.Cascarilla rostrata Wedd.Cinchona caduciflora Bonpl.Cinchona caduciflora KunthCinchona cuatrecasasii Standl.Cinchona cuatrecasasii Standl. ex Steyerm.Cinchona grandifolia Ruiz & Pav.Cinchona grandifolia Ruiz & Pav. ex Poir.Cinchona heterocarpa H.Karst.Cinchona lutescens RuizCinchona lutescens Ruiz ex VitmanCinchona lutescens Vell.Cinchona magnifolia Ruiz & Pav.Cinchona nitida Benth.Cinchona oblongifolia Humb.Cinchona oblongifolia Humb. ex MutisCinchona oblongifolia Ruiz & Pav.Ladenbergia gavanensis (Schltdl.) Standl.Ladenbergia magnifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) KlotzschLadenbergia magnifolia var. rostrata (Wedd.) Standl.Ladenbergia nidita KlotzschLadenbergia nitida (Benth.) Klotzsch
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 identifier1106418-2
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria 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.