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
OrderEricales
FamilyTheaceae
GenusPolyspora
Scientific name with authorshipPolyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet
Indexed scientific synonyms
? axillaris Roxb.Camellia axillaris Roxb.Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex KerGawl.Camellia axillaris Roxb. ex Wall.Castanopsis camelliifolia H.Lév.Gordonia anomala Spreng.Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Endl.Gordonia axillaris (Roxb. ex KerGawl.) D.Dietr.Gordonia axillaris var. axillarisGordonia axillaris var. crenata Gagnep.Gordonia axillaris var. nantoensis H.KengGordonia axillaris var. subemarginata Gagnep.Gordonia lessertii Szyszyl.Gordonia shimadae OhwiGordonia tagawae OhwiGordonia tonkinensis Pit.Lasianthus axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) KuntzeNabiasodendron axillare (Roxb.) Pit.Polyspora axillaris (Roxb. ex Ker Gawl.) Sweet ex G.DonPolyspora axillaris (Roxb.) ChoisyPolyspora axillaris (Roxb.) Hort.Polyspora axillaris var. nantoensis (H.Keng) S.S.YingPolyspora axillaris var. tagawae (Ohwi) S.S.YingPolyspora lessertii ChoisyPolyspora shimadae (Ohwi) OhwiPolyspora tagawae (Ohwi) OhwiPolyspora tagawae (Ohwi) OhzoiPolyspora tagawae (Ohwi) S.S.YingPolyspora tonkinensis (Pit.) B.M.Barthol. & T.L.MingPolyspora tonkinensis (Pit.) S.X.YangSasanqua ochroleuca Raf.
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier829225-1
Use codesEU MA
Crop wild relativeNo
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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.