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
OrderEricales
FamilySapotaceae
GenusPouteria
Scientific name with authorshipPouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lucuma campechiana KunthLucuma elongata (C.F.Gaertn.) Steud.Lucuma glabrifolia PittierLucuma heyderi Standl.Lucuma inseparabilis DubardLucuma laeteviridis PittierLucuma nervosa A.DC.Lucuma palmeri FernaldLucuma rivicoa var. angustifolia C.F.Gaertn.Lucuma rivicoa var. angustifolia Miq.Lucuma salicifolia KunthLucuma sphaerocarpa A.DC.Pouteria campechiana var. nervosa (A.DC.) BaehniPouteria campechiana var. palmeri (Fernald) BaehniPouteria campechiana var. salicifolia (Kunth) BaehniPouteria campechiana var. typica BaehniPouteria elongata (C.F.Gaertn.) BaehniPouteria glabrifolia (Pittier) CronquistPouteria laeteviridis (Pittier) LundellPouteria mante LundellRadlkoferella glabrifolia (Pittier) Aubrév.Radlkoferella inseparabilis PierreRadlkoferella sphaerocarpa (A.DC.) PierreRichardella campechiana (Kunth) PierreRichardella nervosa (A.DC.) PierreRichardella salicifolia (Kunth) PierreSapota elongata C.F.Gaertn.Sideroxylon campestre BrandegeeVitellaria campechiana (Kunth) Engl.Vitellaria nervosa (A.DC.) Radlk.Vitellaria salicifolia (Kunth) Engl.Vitellaria sphaerocarpa (A.DC.) Radlk.Vitellaria tenuifolia Engl.Xantolis palmeri (Fernald) Baehni
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier209714-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.