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
OrderEricales
FamilySapotaceae
GenusPalaquium
Scientific name with authorshipPalaquium gutta (Hook.) Baill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Croixia gutta (Hook.) BaehniDichopsis borneensis (Burck) FoxDichopsis gutta (Hook.) Benth.Dichopsis gutta (Hook.) Benth. ex MurtonDichopsis oblongifolia BurckDichopsis treubii (Burck) FoxDichopsis treubii (Burck) W.Fox, 1902Isonandra acuminata Miq.Isonandra gutta Hook.Isonandra gutta var. oblongifolia DeVrieseIsonandra gutta var. oblongifolia de VrieseIsonandra percha Hook.Palaquium acuminatum BurckPalaquium borneense BurckPalaquium borneense PierrePalaquium croixianum PierrePalaquium croixianum Pierre ex DubardPalaquium ellipsoideum Becc.Palaquium formosum PierrePalaquium fulvosericeum Engl.Palaquium gloegoerense BurckPalaquium gutta f. borneense (Burck) H.J.LamPalaquium gutta f. selendit (Burck) H.J.LamPalaquium gutta f. vrieseanum (Burck) H.J.LamPalaquium gutta var. oblongifolium (Burck) H.J.LamPalaquium gutta var. sessiliflora Boerl.Palaquium malaccense PierrePalaquium oblongifolium (Burck) BurckPalaquium obscurum BurckPalaquium optimum Becc.Palaquium princeps PierrePalaquium selendit BurckPalaquium tammedak Becc.Palaquium tammrdak Becc.Palaquium treubii BurckPalaquium vrieseanum Burck
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier60456374-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.