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
GenusMandevilla
Scientific name with authorshipMandevilla subsagittata (Ruiz & Pav.) Woodson
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amblyanthera membranacea (A.DC.) Müll.Arg.Amblyanthera microcalyx (A.DC.) Müll.Arg.Amblyanthera microcalyx var. glabra (A.DC.) Müll.Arg.Amblyanthera microcalyx var. hirtiflora (A.DC.) Müll.Arg.Amblyanthera microcalyx var. leiantha Müll.Arg.Amblyanthera microcalyx var. leiophylla Müll.Arg.Amblyanthera microcalyx var. trichantha Müll.Arg.Echites acuminatus Willd.Echites acuminatus Willd. ex A.DC.Echites asperus M.Martens & GaleottiEchites cuspidifer S.F.BlakeEchites cuspidifera S.F.BlakeEchites guayaquilensis MiersEchites hirtellus KunthEchites hirtiflorus A.DC.Echites jasminiflorus M.Martens & GaleottiEchites lanatus M.Martens & GaleottiEchites membranaceus A.DC.Echites microcalyx A.DC.Echites microcalyx var. glabrus A.DC.Echites mucronatus Roem. & Schult.Echites muricatus A.DC.Echites sagittatus Poir.Echites secundiflorus A.DC.Echites secundus Sessé & Moc.Echites subsagittatus Ruiz & Pav.Mesechites guayaquilensis MiersMesechites hastatus MiersMesechites hirtellus (Kunth) MiersMesechites jasminiflorus (M.Martens & Galeotti) MiersTemnadenia secundiflora (A.DC.) Miers
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 identifier152067-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.