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 glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? tersa L.Berrya chinensis KleinBerrya chinensis Klein ex Willd.Bischofia cummingiana Decne.Camellia integrifolia ChoisyCylicodaphne sebifera (Willd.) BlumeDecapenta involucrata (Roxb.) Raf.Dodecadenia robusta Zoll. & MoritziGlabraria litoralis (Blume) Miq.Laurus crucifolia NoronhaLaurus involucrata J.Koenig ex Retz.Laurus involucrata Roxb.Lepidadenia wightiana NeesLitsea apetala (Roxb.) Pers.Litsea apetala (Roxb.) R.Br.Litsea apetala (Roxb.) R.Br. ex Meisn.Litsea baracatanensis ElmerLitsea brassii O.C.SchmidtLitsea chinensis Lam.Litsea citrifolia Juss.Litsea fruticosa Span.Litsea fruticosa Span. ex BlumeLitsea geminata BlumeLitsea glutinosa var. glutinosaLitsea glutinosa var. littoralis BlumeLitsea glutinosa var. littoralis Koord. & ValetonLitsea glutinosa var. platyphylla (Pers.) Hochr.Litsea involucrata (J.Koenig ex Retz.) HeremanLitsea involucrata (Roxb.) M.R.AlmeidaLitsea involucrata var. fernandezii M.R.Almeida & S.M.AlmeidaLitsea laevis Juss.Litsea laurifolia (Jacq.) Cordem.Litsea laurifolia (Jacq.) F.M.BaileyLitsea laurifolia (Jacq.) KurzLitsea laurifolia (Roxb. ex Nees) Wall.Litsea laurifolia (Roxb. ex Nees) Wall. ex Hook.fil.Litsea laurifolia var. roxburghii (Nees) Cordem.Litsea ligustrina TrimenLitsea multiflora BlumeLitsea platyphylla Pers.Litsea sebifera (Willd.) Pers.Litsea tersa (L.) M.R.AlmeidaLitsea tersa (L.) Merr.Litsea undulata Zipp.Litsea undulata Zipp. ex BlumeLitsea wightiana (Nees) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex B.D.Jacks.Malapoenna glabrata KuntzeMalapoenna macrantha (Wall.) KuntzeMalapoenna tersa (L.) KuntzeMalapoenna undulata KuntzePipalia solitaria StokesPolyadenia grandifolia Miq.Sebifera glutinosa BlancoSebifera glutinosa Lour.Tetranthera apetala Roxb.Tetranthera capitata Roxb.Tetranthera capitata Roxb. ex NeesTetranthera citrifolia (Juss.) Spreng.Tetranthera daradmeda Buch.-Ham.Tetranthera daradmeda Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Tetranthera fruticosa Roxb.Tetranthera geminata (Blume) NeesTetranthera glabraria NeesTetranthera hispidula Zipp.Tetranthera hispidula Zipp. ex BlumeTetranthera laurifolia Jacq.Tetranthera laurifolia Roxb. ex NeesTetranthera laurifolia var. attenuata BlumeTetranthera laurifolia var. citrifolia (Spreng.) BlumeTetranthera laurifolia var. multiflora BlumeTetranthera laurifolia var. roxburghii (Nees) BlumeTetranthera litoralis BlumeTetranthera macrantha Wall.Tetranthera multiflora (Blume) NeesTetranthera panshia Herb.Buch.-HamTetranthera panshia Herb.Buch.-Ham ex Wall.Tetranthera platyphylla (Pers.) F.Dietr.Tetranthera platyphylla NeesTetranthera polycephala Wall.Tetranthera polycephala Wall. ex Meisn.Tetranthera roxburghii NeesTetranthera salicifolia Zoll.Tetranthera salicifolia Zoll. ex Meisn.Tetranthera sebifera (Willd.) Spreng.Tetranthera sebifera F.Dietr.Tomex sebifera Willd.Tomex tetranthera Willd.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier465709-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.