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
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusNauclea
Scientific name with authorshipNauclea orientalis (L.) L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adina orientalis (L.) LindemanAdina orientalis (L.) Lindeman ex Bakh.f.Bancalus grandifolius KuntzeBancalus orientalis (L.) KuntzeCadamba nocturna Buch.-Ham.Cephalanthera orientalis L.Cephalanthus orientalis L.Nauclea annamensis (Dubard & Eberh.) Merr.Nauclea annamensis (Dubard & Eberh.) N.N.TranNauclea annamensis (Dubard & Eberh.) N.NinhNauclea coadunata Roxb.Nauclea coadunata Roxb. ex Sm.Nauclea cordata Roxb.Nauclea elmeri Merr.Nauclea glaberrima Bartl.Nauclea glaberrima Bartl. ex DC.Nauclea grandifolia DC.Nauclea leichhardtii F.Muell.Nauclea lutea BlancoNauclea macrophylla BlumeNauclea orientalis var. pubescens (Kurz) CraibNauclea ovoidea (Pierre ex Pit.) N.N.TranNauclea ovoidea (Pierre ex Pit.) N.NinhNauclea roxburghii G.DonNauclea stipulacea G.DonNauclea undulata Roxb.Nauclea wallichiana R.Br.Nauclea wallichiana R.Br. ex G.DonPlatanocarpum cordatum Korth.Sarcocephalus annamensis Dubard & Eberh.Sarcocephalus bartlirgii Miq.Sarcocephalus buruensis Miq.Sarcocephalus coadunatus (Roxb. ex Sm.) DruceSarcocephalus cordatus (Roxb.) Miq.Sarcocephalus cordatus var. glabra KurzSarcocephalus cordatus var. mollis Koord. & ValetonSarcocephalus cordatus var. pubescens KurzSarcocephalus glaberrimus (Bartl. ex DC.) Miq.Sarcocephalus orientalis (L.) Merr.Sarcocephalus ovatus ElmerSarcocephalus ovatus var. mollis Koord. & ValetonSarcocephalus ovoideus PierreSarcocephalus ovoideus Pierre ex Pit.Sarcocephalus papagola DominSarcocephalus undulatus (Roxb.) Miq.Sarcocephalus undulatus var. buruensis (Miq.) Havil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier757181-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.