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
OrderApiales
FamilyPittosporaceae
GenusPittosporum
Scientific name with authorshipPittosporum viridiflorum Sims
Indexed scientific synonyms
Pittosporum abyssinicum var. angolense Oliv.Pittosporum antunesii Engl.Pittosporum arbutifolium DC.Pittosporum capense DC.Pittosporum commutatum Putt.Pittosporum dalzielii Hutch.Pittosporum feddeanum PaxPittosporum kapiriense Cufod.Pittosporum kruegeri Engl.Pittosporum lynesii Cufod.Pittosporum malosanum BakerPittosporum mannii Hook.fil.Pittosporum mannii subsp. ripicola (J.Léonard) Cufod.Pittosporum quartinianum Cufod.Pittosporum rhodesicum Cufod.Pittosporum ripicola J.LéonardPittosporum ripicola subsp. katangense LeonardPittosporum ripicolum subsp. katangense J.LéonardPittosporum sinense Desf.Pittosporum spathicalyx De Wild.Pittosporum spathicalyx DeWild.Pittosporum ustulatum Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. afrorientale Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. angolense (Oliv.) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. arabicum Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. dalzielii (Hutch.) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. feddeanum (Pax) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. kruegeri (Engl.) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. malosanum (Baker) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. meianthum Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. quartinianum (Cufod.) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. somalense Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum subsp. viridiflorumPittosporum viridiflorum var. afrorientale (Cufod.) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum var. angolense Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum var. commutatum (Putt.) MoeserPittosporum viridiflorum var. commutatum (Putt.) Moeser ex Engl.Pittosporum viridiflorum var. kruegeri (Engf.) MoeserPittosporum viridiflorum var. kruegeri (Engl.) Engl.Pittosporum viridiflorum var. malosanum (Baker) Cufod.Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorumPittosporum vosseleri Engl.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
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 identifier684745-1
Use codesEU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.