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
GenusPauridiantha
Scientific name with authorshipPauridiantha paucinervis (Hiern) Bremek.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Pauridiantha butaguensis (De Wild.) Bremek.Pauridiantha butaguensis var. exsertostylosa (De Wild.) Bremek.Pauridiantha camposii (G.Taylor) Exell, 1973Pauridiantha camposii (G.Taylor) N.HalléPauridiantha claessensii Bremek.Pauridiantha holstii (K.Schum.) Bremek.Pauridiantha lyallii (Baker) Bremek.Pauridiantha paucinervis subsp. butaguensis (De Wild.) Verdc.Pauridiantha paucinervis subsp. holstii (K.Schum.) Verdc.Pauridiantha paucinervis subsp. lyallii (Baker) Verdc.Pauridiantha paucinervis subsp. paucinervisUrophyllum butaguense De Wild.Urophyllum butaguense DeWild.Urophyllum butaguense var. exsertostylosa De Wild.Urophyllum butaguense var. exsertostylosa DeWild.Urophyllum butaguensis var. exsertostylosa De Wild.Urophyllum butaguensis var. exsertostylosa DeWild.Urophyllum camposii G.TaylorUrophyllum holstii K.Schum.Urophyllum holstii var. parvifolium K.Schum.Urophyllum lanuriense De Wild.Urophyllum lanuriense DeWild.Urophyllum lyallii BakerUrophyllum paucinerve Hiern
Documented use categories
Medicine
Invertebrate food
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 identifier759461-1
Use codesIF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.