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
OrderEricales
FamilySapotaceae
GenusMicropholis
Scientific name with authorshipMicropholis guyanensis (A.DC.) Pierre
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chrysophyllum acuminatum Poir.Chrysophyllum discolor Walp. & Duchass.Chrysophyllum discolor Walp. & Duchass. ex PierreChrysophyllum melinonii Engl.Mastichodendron williamsii (Baehni) BaehniMastichodendron williamsii (Baehni) Baehni ex BernardiMicropholis achradoformis PierreMicropholis apiculata GillyMicropholis balata PierreMicropholis chrysophylloides PierreMicropholis chrysophylloides var. truncata PierreMicropholis cowanii Aubrév.Micropholis cruegeriana PierreMicropholis curvata (Pierre) Pierre & Urb.Micropholis cyrtobotrya (Mart. ex Miq.) Baill.Micropholis discolor PierreMicropholis dominicensis PierreMicropholis eggersiana PierreMicropholis grandifolia Pierre ex Glaz.Micropholis guyanensis subsp. duckeana (Baehni) T.D.Penn.Micropholis guyanensis subsp. guyanensisMicropholis imrayana PierreMicropholis melinonii (Engl.) Mennega et al.Micropholis portoricensis PierreMicropholis portoricensis var. curvata PierreMicropholis portoricensis var. mesuifolia PierreMicropholis rosadinha-brava Aubrév. & Pellegr.Micropholis rufa (Mart. & Eichler) PierreMicropholis truncata PierrePlanchonella melinonii (Engl.) BaehniPouteria achradoformis (Pierre) BaehniPouteria aeranea BaehniPouteria balata (Pierre) BaehniPouteria bopiensis BaehniPouteria chrysophylloides (Pierre) StehléPouteria cruegeriana (Pierre) BaehniPouteria cyrtobotrya (Mart. ex Miq.) BaehniPouteria discolor (Pierre) StehléPouteria dominicensis (Pierre) StehléPouteria duckeana BaehniPouteria imrayana (Pierre) Stehlé ex Stehlé, 1947Pouteria melinonii (Engl.) BaehniPouteria piresii BaehniPouteria rufa (Mart. & Eichler ex Mart.) LeméePouteria rufa (Mart. & Eichler) BaehniPouteria silvicola BaehniPouteria truncata (Pierre) BaehniSideroxylon chrysophylloides PierreSideroxylon cyrtobotryum Mart.Sideroxylon cyrtobotryum Mart. ex Miq.Sideroxylon guyanense A.DC.Sideroxylon rufum Mart. & EichlerSideroxylon rufum Mart. & Eichler ex Miq.Sideroxylon williamsii BaehniSprucella cyrtobotrya (Mart. ex Miq.) Pierre
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 identifier160386-2
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.