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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusPterocarpus
Scientific name with authorshipPterocarpus macrocarpus Kurz
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lignoum oblongum PierreLingoum cambodianum PierreLingoum glaucinum PierreLingoum gracile PierreLingoum macrocarpum (Kurz) KuntzeLingoum oblongum PierreLingoum parvifolium PierreLingoum pedatum PierrePterocarpus cambodianus (Pierre) DyerPterocarpus cambodianus (Pierre) Gagnep.Pterocarpus cambodianus PierrePterocarpus cambodianus var. calcicola CraibPterocarpus cambodianus var. glaucinus (Pierre) Gagnep.Pterocarpus cambodianus var. gracilis (Pierre) Gagnep.Pterocarpus cambodianus var. oblongus (Pierre) Gagnep.Pterocarpus cambodianus var. parvifolius (Pierre) Gagnep.Pterocarpus glaucinus (Pierre) DyerPterocarpus glaucinus PierrePterocarpus gracilis (Pierre) DyerPterocarpus gracilis PierrePterocarpus gracilis var. brevipes CraibPterocarpus gracilis var. nitidus CraibPterocarpus macrocarpus var. oblongus (Pierre) Gagnep.Pterocarpus oblongus (Pierre) DyerPterocarpus parvifolius (Pierre) CraibPterocarpus parvifolius (Pierre) DyerPterocarpus parvifolius PierrePterocarpus pedatus (Pierre) DyerPterocarpus pedatus (Pierre) Gagnep.Pterocarpus pedatus Pierre
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 identifier516502-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.