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
GenusLandolphia
Scientific name with authorshipLandolphia owariensis P.Beauv.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Landolphia droogmansiana De Wild.Landolphia droogmansiana DeWild.Landolphia gentilii De Wild.Landolphia gentilii DeWild.Landolphia glaberrima A.Chev.Landolphia humilis Schltr.Landolphia humilis Schltr. ex A.Chev.Landolphia leiocalyx PichonLandolphia mayumbensis R.D.GoodLandolphia miegeana A.Chev.Landolphia owariensis var. leiocalyx (Pichon) H.HuberLandolphia owariensis var. owariensisLandolphia owariensis var. rubiginosa StapfLandolphia owariensis var. tomentella StapfLandolphia owariensis var. tomentosa StapfLandolphia pierrei HuaLandolphia stapfiana WernhamLandolphia stolzii BusseLandolphia tomentella (Stapf) A.Chev.Landolphia turbinata StapfLandolphia turbinata Stapf ex A.Chev.Pacouria owariensis (P.Beauv.) HiernPacouria owariensis (P.Beauv.) RobertyPaederia owariensis (P.Beauv.) Spreng.Vahea owariensis (P.Beauv.) F.Muell.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
Social use
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 identifier79672-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.