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Palicourea crocea

Palicourea crocea (Sw.) Schult.

Also indexed asBois cabritBois cabuitBois noirBois puceBwa foufou, Bwa kabrit (nwè)Bwa kabwit (Lesser Antilles)CachimboCachimbo (Puerto Rico)
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusPalicourea
Use categories2
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusPalicourea
Scientific name with authorshipPalicourea crocea (Sw.) Schult.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Galvania vandellii Spreng.Galvania vellosii Schult.Palicourea coccinea Poit.Palicourea coccinea Poit. ex DC.Palicourea crocea f. citriflora Chodat & Hassl.Palicourea crocea var. tenuiflora Griseb., 1861Palicourea crocea var. tenuifolia Griseb.Palicourea platypodina (Müll.Arg.) Standl.Palicourea subulata HuberPsychotria aurantiaca Müll.Arg.Psychotria bicolor Bredem.Psychotria bicolor Bredem. ex Schult.Psychotria coccinea Poit.Psychotria coccinea Poit. ex DC.Psychotria crocea Sw.Psychotria cubajensis Schltr.Psychotria cujabensis Schltdl.Psychotria pallida Willd.Psychotria pallida Willd. ex Steud.Psychotria platypodina Müll.Arg.Psychotria subcrocea var. confusa Müll.Arg.Psychotria subcrocea var. intermedia Müll.Arg.Uragoga crocea (Sw.) KuntzeUragoga crocea (Sw.) M.Gómez, 1889Uragoga cujabensis (Schltdl.) KuntzeUragoga erythrantha KuntzeUragoga platypodina (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze, 1891Uragoga tapa-camino M.Gómez

Documented use categories

Medicine
Poison reported

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 identifier759061-1
Use codesME PO
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.