Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyOleaceae
GenusOsmanthus
Scientific name with authorshipOsmanthus heterophyllus (G.Don) P.S.Green
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ilex heterophylla G.DonOlea aquifolium Siebold & Zucc.Olea aquifolium f. cuneata Miq.Olea aquifolium f. subintegra Miq.Olea aquifolium var. cuneata (Miq.) Miq.Olea aquifolium var. ilicifolia (Hassk.) DippelOlea aquifolium var. myrtifolia (G.Nicholson) DippelOlea aquifolium var. rotundifolia (W.Bull) H.JaegerOlea aquifolium var. subintegra (Miq.) Miq.Olea ilicifolia Hassk.Olea rotundifolia (W.Bull) EntleutnerOsmanthus acutus Masam. & T.MoriOsmanthus aquifolium (Thunb.) SieboldOsmanthus aquifolium f. subangustatus MakinoOsmanthus aquifolium subsp. variegatus-nanus J.DixOsmanthus aquifolium var. argenteomarginatus (Bean) L.H.BaileyOsmanthus aquifolium var. argenteus C.K.Schneid.Osmanthus aquifolium var. atropurpureus C.K.Schneid.Osmanthus aquifolium var. aureovariegatus (Mouill.) L.H.BaileyOsmanthus aquifolium var. aureus C.K.Schneid.Osmanthus aquifolium var. ilicifolius (Hassk.) G.NicholsonOsmanthus aquifolium var. myrtifolius (G.Nicholson) G.NicholsonOsmanthus aquifolium var. purpureus BeanOsmanthus aquifolium var. rotundifolius (W.Bull) G.NicholsonOsmanthus aquifolium var. variegatus StandishOsmanthus aquifolium var. variegatus-nanus (J.Dix) Jacob-MakoyOsmanthus aquifolium var. viridis-variegatus Jacob-MakoyOsmanthus bibracteatus HayataOsmanthus heterophyllus f. subangustatus (Makino) MurataOsmanthus heterophyllus var. acutus (Masam. & T.Mori) T.S.Liu & J.C.LiaoOsmanthus heterophyllus var. bibracteatus (Hayata) P.S.GreenOsmanthus heterophyllus var. heterophyllusOsmanthus ilicifolius (Hassk.) CarrièreOsmanthus ilicifolius (Hassk.) Mouill.Osmanthus ilicifolius (Hassk.) NaudinOsmanthus ilicifolius f. aureomarginatus (Bean) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius f. aureus (C.K.Schneid.) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius f. myrtifolius (G.Nicholson) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius f. purpurascens (Bean) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius f. purpureus (Bean) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius f. rotundifolius (W.Bull) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius f. subangustatus (Makino) Makino & NemotoOsmanthus ilicifolius f. variegatus (Standish) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius subsp. variegatus (Standish) J.J.VeitchOsmanthus ilicifolius subsp. variegatus-aureus StandishOsmanthus ilicifolius subsp. variegatus-aureus Standish ex J.DixOsmanthus ilicifolius subsp. variegatus-nanus J.J.VeitchOsmanthus ilicifolius var. argenteomarginatus BeanOsmanthus ilicifolius var. argenteovariegatus Mouill.Osmanthus ilicifolius var. aureomarginatus BeanOsmanthus ilicifolius var. aureovariegatus Mouill.Osmanthus ilicifolius var. aureus (C.K.Schneid.) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius var. bibracteatus (Hayata) MoriOsmanthus ilicifolius var. myrtifolius (G.Nicholson) Mouill.Osmanthus ilicifolius var. purpurascens BeanOsmanthus ilicifolius var. purpureus (Bean) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius var. rotundifolius (W.Bull) RehderOsmanthus ilicifolius var. subangustatus (Makino) MakinoOsmanthus ilicifolius var. undulatifolius MakinoOsmanthus ilicifolius var. variegatus (Standish) RehderOsmanthus integrifolius HayataOsmanthus myrtifolius G.NicholsonOsmanthus purpureus (Bean) Anon.Osmanthus rotundifolius (H.Jaeger) DippelOsmanthus rotundifolius W.Bull
Documented use categories
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 identifier610885-1
Use codesEU MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRIN
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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.