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
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae
GenusLitsea
Scientific name with authorshipLitsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Actinodaphne citrata (Blume) HayataAperula oxyphylla (Nees) BlumeBenzoin aromaticum (Brandis) RehderBenzoin citratum (Blume) Koidz.Benzoin cubeba (Lour.) Hatus.Benzoin oxyphyllum (Nees) KuntzeCubeba pipereta Raf.Cylicodaphne citrata (Blume) Kostel.Daphnidium cubeba (Lour.) NeesDaphnidium oxyphyllum NeesLaurus cubeba Lour.Laurus piperita Meisn.Lindera aromatica BrandisLindera citrata (Blume) Koidz.Lindera dielsii H.Lév.Lindera oxyphylla (Nees) Hook.fil.Lindera reticulosa Kosterm.Litsea citrata BlumeLitsea cubeba f. glabrata (Diels) N.Chao & J.S.LiuLitsea cubeba f. obtusifolia Yen C.Yang & P.H.HuangLitsea dielsii (H.Lév.) H.Lév.Litsea hui DielsLitsea hui Diels ex RehderLitsea piperita Mirb.Malapoenna citrata (Blume) KuntzeMalapoenna cubeba (Lour.) KuntzeMalapoenna oliveriana KuntzePersea cubeba (Lour.) Spreng.Tetranthera angustifolia Zoll.Tetranthera angustifolia Zoll. ex Meisn.Tetranthera citrata (Blume) NeesTetranthera cubeba (Lour.) Kostel.Tetranthera cubeba (Lour.) Meisn.Tetranthera diepenhorstii Miq.Tetranthera floribunda Champ.Tetranthera floribunda Champ. ex Benth.Tetranthera polyantha Wall.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
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 identifier465621-1
Use codesHF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.