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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyChrysobalanaceae
GenusParinari
Scientific name with authorshipParinari excelsa Sabine
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ferolia amazonica KuntzeFerolia excelsa (Sabine) KuntzeParinari amazonica Mart.Parinari amazonica Mart. ex Hook.fil.Parinari brachystachyum Benth.Parinari elliottii Engl.Parinari excelsa subsp. holstii (Engl.) R.A.GrahamParinari excelsa var. fulvescens Engl.Parinari glaziouviana Warm.Parinari glazioviana Warm.Parinari holstii Engl.Parinari holstii var. longifolia Engl.Parinari holstii var. longifolia Engl. ex De Wild.Parinari holstii var. longifolia Engl. ex DeWild.Parinari laxiflora DuckeParinari laxiflora var. lata DuckeParinari liberica Engl.Parinari liberica Engl. ex Mildbr.Parinari mildbraedii Engl.Parinari nalaensis De Wild.Parinari nalaensis DeWild.Parinari riparia R.E.Fr.Parinari salicifolium Engl.Parinari sylvestris Kuhlm.Parinari tenuifolia (A.Chev.) DandyParinari tenuifolia A.Chev.Parinari verdickii De Wild.Parinari verdickii DeWild.Parinari whytei Engl.Parinarium brachystachyum Benth.Petrocarya excelsa (Sabine) Steud.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
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 identifier727101-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.