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
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusPentalinon
Scientific name with authorshipPentalinon luteum (L.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin
Indexed scientific synonyms
Angadenia jamaicensis (Griseb.) LippoldApocynum speciosissimum Mill.Chariomma domingense (Jacq.) MiersChariomma domingensis (Jacq.) MiersChariomma flava (Hook.) MiersChariomma mucronulata MiersChariomma scandens MiersChariomma surrecta MiersChariomma verticillata MiersDipladenia flava Hook.Echites andrewsii Chapm.Echites barbatus Desv.Echites barbatus Desv. ex Ham.Echites catesbaei G.DonEchites chistophoriana Ham., 1825Echites christophorianus Ham.Echites domingensis Jacq.Echites heterophyllus J.F.Gmel.Echites jamaicensis Griseb.Echites neriandrus Griseb.Echites obovatus Sessé & Moc.Echites pellieri LoudonEchites suberectus AndrewsEchites suberectus Jacq.Gonolobus luteus (L.) DruceHaemadictyon suberectum (Jacq.) G.DonLaseguea jaegeri MiersLaseguea pubiflora MiersMitozus jamaicensis (Griseb.) MiersNeriandra suberecta (Jacq.) A.DC.Pentalinon suberectum (Jacq.) VoigtRhabdadenia barbata (Desv. ex Ham.) MiersRhabdadenia laxiflora MiersUrechites andrewsii (Chapm.) SmallUrechites angustifolius (Ekman & Helwig) LippoldUrechites dolichantha Urb.Urechites jaegeri Müll.Arg.Urechites jamaicensis (Griseb.) MiersUrechites lutea var. sericea R.W.LongUrechites luteus (L.) BrittonUrechites luteus var. angustifolius Ekman & HelwigUrechites microcalyx DC.Urechites neriandrus (Griseb.) RolfeUrechites suberectus (Jacq.) Müll.Arg.Urechites suberectus var. glabratus Müll.Arg.Urechites suberectus var. rotundifolius Müll.Arg.Vinca lutea L.
Documented use categories
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 identifier942487-1
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.