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Oreopanax capitatus

Oreopanax capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch.

Also indexed asAralie blancAralie montagneBastard braselletoBois d'Anjou (Haiti)Broad leaf balsamCandlewoodFiguierFiguier tete (Lesser Antilles)
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusOreopanax
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
OrderApiales
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusOreopanax
Scientific name with authorshipOreopanax capitatus (Jacq.) Decne. & Planch.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Aralia capitata Jacq.Aralia longifolia Sessé & Moc.Aralia multiflora PohlAralia multiflora Pohl ex DC.Aralia ovata Sessé & Moc.Botryodendrum capitatum (Jacq.) Endl.Hedera capitata (Jacq.) Sm.Hedera frondosa Salisb.Hedera multiflora DC.Mesopanax capitatus (Jacq.) R.Vig.Mesopanax liebmannii (Marchal) R.Vig.Oreopanax capitatus f. scandens MarchalOreopanax capitatus var. capitatusOreopanax capitatus var. minor Steyerm.Oreopanax capitatus var. multiflorus (DC.) MarchalOreopanax destructor Seem.Oreopanax liebmannii MarchalOreopanax meiocephalus Donn.Sm.Oreopanax microcephalus HarmsOreopanax oligocarpus Donn.Sm.Sciadophyllum capitatum (Jacq.) Griseb.Sciodaphyllum capitatum (Jacq.) Griseb.Sciodaphyllum capitatum Eggers

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier30050876-2
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.