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
GenusMelanolepis
Scientific name with authorshipMelanolepis multiglandulosa (Reinw. ex Blume) Rchb. & Zoll.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adelia monoica BlancoCroton multiglandulosus Reinw.Croton multiglandulosus Reinw. ex BlumeMallotus angulatus (Miq.) Müll.Arg.Mallotus calcosus (Miq.) Müll.Arg.Mallotus hellwigianus K.Schum.Mallotus hollrungianus K.Schum.Mallotus moluccanus subsp. glabratus Müll.Arg.Mallotus moluccanus subsp. pendulus Merr.Mallotus moluccanus var. glabratus Müll.Arg.Mallotus moluccanus var. pendulus Merr.Mallotus multiglandulosus (Reinw. ex Blume) Hurus.Melanolepis angulata Miq.Melanolepis calcosa Miq.Melanolepis moluccana Pax & K.Hoffm.Melanolepis moluccana subsp. pendula (Merr.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Melanolepis moluccana var. pendula (Merr.) Pax & K.Hoffm.Melanolepis multiglandulosa subsp. pendula (Merr.) Merr.Melanolepis multiglandulosa var. glabrata (Müll.Arg.) FosbergMelanolepis multiglandulosa var. pendula (Merr.) Merr.Ricinus dioicus Wall. ex Roxb.Rottlera angulata (Miq.) Scheff.Rottlera calcosa (Miq.) Scheff.Rottlera multiglandulosa Reinw.Rottlera multiglandulosa Reinw. ex Blume
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier352136-1
Use codesEU FU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.