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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyNepenthaceae
GenusNepenthes
Scientific name with authorshipNepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce
Indexed scientific synonyms
Nepenthes albolineata F.M.BaileyNepenthes alicae F.M.BaileyNepenthes aliciae F.M.BaileyNepenthes armbrustae F.M.BaileyNepenthes beccariana Macfarl.Nepenthes bernaysii F.M.BaileyNepenthes cantharifera Juss.Nepenthes cantharifera Juss. ex Raf.Nepenthes cholmondeleyi F.M.BaileyNepenthes distillatoria AuclairNepenthes distillatoria Auclair ex Steud.Nepenthes echinostoma Hook.fil.Nepenthes fimbriata BlumeNepenthes fimbriata var. leptostachya BlumeNepenthes garrawayae F.M.BaileyNepenthes hainanensis Metcalfe & ChalkNepenthes hainaniana Metcalfe & ChalkNepenthes hainensis Y.FukatsuNepenthes jardinei F.M.BaileyNepenthes kennedyana F.Muell.Nepenthes kennedyi Benth.Nepenthes macrostachya BlumeNepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) RafarinNepenthes mirabilis var. biflora J.H.Adam & WilcockNepenthes mirabilis var. echinostoma (Hook.fil.) J.H.Adam & WilcockNepenthes mirabilis var. globosa M.Catal.Nepenthes moluccensis OkenNepenthes moorei F.M.BaileyNepenthes pascoensis F.M.BaileyNepenthes phyllamphora Willd.Nepenthes phyllamphora var. macrantha Hook.fil.Nepenthes phyllamphora var. pediculata LecomteNepenthes phyllamphora var. platyphylla BlumeNepenthes phyllamphora var. speciosa RafarinNepenthes rowanae F.M.BaileyNepenthes scyphus Juss.Nepenthes scyphus Juss. ex Raf.Nepenthes tubulosa Macfarl.Phyllamphora mirabilis Lour.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier603761-1
Use codesEU ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.