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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusMallotus
Scientific name with authorshipMallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll.Arg.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acalypha dentata Schumach. & Thonn.Claoxylon cordifolium Benth.Croton oppositifolius GeiselerEchinus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Baill.Mallotus beillei A.Chev. ex Hutch. & DalzielMallotus chevalieri BeilleMallotus dentatus (Baill.) Baill.Mallotus oppositifolius f. dentatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Mallotus oppositifolius f. glabratus (Müll.Arg.) PaxMallotus oppositifolius f. lindicus Radcl.-Sm.Mallotus oppositifolius f. polycytotrichus Radcl.-Sm.Mallotus oppositifolius f. pubescens (Pax) PaxMallotus oppositifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg.Mallotus oppositifolius var. glabratus Müll.Arg.Mallotus oppositifolius var. integrifolius Müll.Arg.Mallotus oppositifolius var. lindicus (Radcl.-Sm.) Radcl.-Sm.Mallotus oppositifolius var. pubescens PaxRicinocarpus dentatus (Schumach. & Thonn.) KuntzeRottlera dentata Baill.
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 identifier351636-1
Use codesHF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.