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
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae
GenusNeolitsea
Scientific name with authorshipNeolitsea sericea (Blume) Koidz.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Camphora glauca (Thunb.) G.DonCinnamomum glaucum (Thunb.) J.PreslLaurus glauca Thunb.Laurus sericea BlumeLitsea glauca (Thunb.) SieboldLitsea glauca var. xanthocarpa MakinoLitsea sieboldii (Kuntze) TanakaMalapoenna sieboldii KuntzeNeolitsea boninense Koidz.Neolitsea glauca (Thunb.) Koidz.Neolitsea ohbana Koidz.Neolitsea sericea f. angustifolia (Hirai) SatomiNeolitsea sericea f. xanthocarpa (Nakai) OkuyamaNeolitsea sericea var. angustifolia HiraiNeolitsea sericea var. angustifolia NakaiNeolitsea sericea var. argentea Hatus.Neolitsea sericea var. argentea Hatus. ex H.OhbaNeolitsea sericea var. prematura (Nakai) HondaNeolitsea sieboldii (Kuntze) NakaiNeolitsea sieboldii var. angustifolia (Hirai) HondaNeolitsea sieboldii var. prematura NakaiNeolitsea sieboldii var. xanthocarpa NakaiTetradenia glauca (Siebold) Matsum.Tetradenia glauca var. prematura (Nakai) Makino & NemotoTetradenia glauca var. xanthocarpa (Nakai) Makino & NemotoTetradenia ohbana (Koidz.) Makino & Nemoto
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier467023-1
Use codesEU MA ME
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.