Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusPlectaneia
Scientific name with authorshipPlectaneia thouarsii Roem. & Schult.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Plectaneia boivinii Jum.Plectaneia breviloba Markgr.Plectaneia elastica Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia elastica f. firingalavensis Jum.Plectaneia elastica f. hirsuta (Jum.) Markgr.Plectaneia elastica var. elasticaPlectaneia elastica var. firingalavensis (Jum.) PichonPlectaneia elastica var. hirsuta (Jum.) PichonPlectaneia elastica var. insularis Markgr.Plectaneia elastica var. inutilis (Jum. & H.E.P.Perrier) PichonPlectaneia elastica var. inutilis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Pichon ex Markgr.Plectaneia firingalavensis (Jum.) Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia firingalavensis f. firingalavensisPlectaneia firingalavensis f. setulosa Markgr.Plectaneia firingalavensis var. firingalavensisPlectaneia firingalavensis var. lanceolata (Pichon) Markgr.Plectaneia hildebrandtii K.Schum.Plectaneia hildebrandtii f. hildebrandtiiPlectaneia hildebrandtii f. hirsuta Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia inutilis Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia inutilis var. hirsuta Jum.Plectaneia inutilis var. latiflora Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia isalensis Jum.Plectaneia isalensis f. glomerata Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia lanceolata PichonPlectaneia macrocarpa Jum.Plectaneia microphylla Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia microphylla var. tsaratanensis Jum.Plectaneia pervillei K.Schum.Plectaneia rhomboidalis Jum. & H.E.P.PerrierPlectaneia thouarsii var. macrocarpa (Jum.) Markgr.Plectaneia thouarsii var. thouarsiiPlectaneia tsaratanensis (Jum.) PichonPlectaneia volubilis Poir.Plectaneia vulubilis Poir.
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 identifier81132-1
Use codesMA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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