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Enriched botanical record

Plumeria rubra

Plumeria rubra L.

Also indexed asAlheliAlheli rojeAmancayoAngaiabeAzuceno rojoCacalosúchilChelilairangebardFlor blanca
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusPlumeria
Use categories8
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
GenusPlumeria
Scientific name with authorshipPlumeria rubra L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Plumeria acuminata W.T.AitonPlumeria acutifolia Poir.Plumeria acutifolia var. gasparrinii A.DC.Plumeria angustifolia A.DC.Plumeria arborea NoronhaPlumeria arborescens G.DonPlumeria aurantia BossePlumeria aurantia Endl.Plumeria aurantia Lodd.Plumeria aurantia Lodd. ex G.DonPlumeria aurantiaca Steud.Plumeria bicolor Ruiz & Pav.Plumeria blandfordiana Lodd. ex G.DonPlumeria carinata Ruiz & Pav.Plumeria conspicua G.DonPlumeria gouanii D.DonPlumeria gouanii D.Don ex G.DonPlumeria incarnata Mill.Plumeria incarnata var. milleri (G.Don) A.DC.Plumeria jamesonii Hook.Plumeria kerrii G.DonPlumeria kunthiana Kostel.Plumeria lambertiana Lindl.Plumeria loranthifolia Müll.Arg.Plumeria lutea Ruiz & Pav.Plumeria macrophylla Lodd. ex G.DonPlumeria megaphylla A.DC.Plumeria mexicana Lodd.Plumeria milleri G.DonPlumeria mollis KunthPlumeria northiana Lodd.Plumeria northiana Lodd. ex G.DonPlumeria purpurea Ruiz & Pav.Plumeria rubra f. acuminata (W.T.Aiton) WoodsonPlumeria rubra f. acutifolia (Poir.) WoodsonPlumeria rubra f. lutea (Ruiz & Pav.) WoodsonPlumeria rubra f. rubraPlumeria rubra f. tricolor (Ruiz & Pav.) WoodsonPlumeria rubra f. typica WoodsonPlumeria rubra var. acuminata (W.T.Aiton) R.S.Rao & BalamaniPlumeria rubra var. acutifolia (Poir.) L.H.Bailey & E.Z.BaileyPlumeria tenorii Gasp., 1833Plumeria tenuifolia Lodd.Plumeria tenuifolia Lodd. ex G.DonPlumeria tricolor Ruiz & Pav.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier81275-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Plumeria rubra.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.