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
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusPeponium
Scientific name with authorshipPeponium vogelii (Hook.f.) Engl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cucurbita cucullata BojerCucurbita cucullata Bojer ex Hook.fil.Peponia bojeri Cogn.Peponia bracteata Cogn.Peponia bracteata var. hirsuta Cogn.Peponia bracteata var. hirsutum Cogn. ex DeWild. & T.DurandPeponia cucullata (Bojer ex Hook.f.) Jex-BlakePeponia dissecta Cogn.Peponia grandiflora Cogn.Peponia kilimandscharica Cogn.Peponia kilimandscharica Cogn. ex Engl.Peponia kilimandscharica var. holstii Cogn.Peponia kilimandscharica var. subintegrifolia Cogn.Peponia laurentii De Wild.Peponia laurentii DeWild.Peponia macroura GilgPeponia rufotomentosa GilgPeponia urticoides GilgPeponia usambarensis Engl.Peponia vogelii Hook.fil.Peponia vogelii var. cucullata (Bojer ex Hook.fil.) Cogn.Peponium adpressipilosum Zimm.Peponium bojeri (Cogn.) Engl.Peponium bracteatum (Cogn.) Cogn.Peponium bracteatum var. hirsutum (Cogn.) Cogn.Peponium dissectum (Cogn.) Cogn.Peponium grandiflorum (Cogn.) Cogn.Peponium kilimandscharicum (Cogn. ex Engl.) Engl.Peponium kilimandscharicum var. holstii (Cogn.) Cogn.Peponium kilimandscharicum var. subintegrifolium (Cogn.) Cogn.Peponium laurentii (De Wild.) Cogn.Peponium macrourum (Gilg) Cogn.Peponium rectipilosum Zimm.Peponium rufotomentosum (Gilg) Cogn.Peponium urticoides (Gilg) Cogn.Peponium usambarense (Engl.) Engl.Peponium vogelii var. cucullatum (Bojer ex Hook.fil.) Cogn.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
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 identifier293711-1
Use codesGS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.