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
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusPyrostegia
Scientific name with authorshipPyrostegia venusta (Ker Gawl.) Miers
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bignonia ignea C.PreslBignonia ignea Vell.Bignonia tecomiflora RusbyBignonia tubulosa KlotzschBignonia venusta Ker Gawl.Bignonia venusta KerGawl.Jacaranda echinata Spreng.Pyrostegia acuminata MiersPyrostegia amabilis MiersPyrostegia dichotoma MiersPyrostegia dichotoma Miers ex K.Schum.Pyrostegia ignea (Vell.) C.PreslPyrostegia ignea (Vell.) K.PreslPyrostegia intaminata MiersPyrostegia ornata MiersPyrostegia pallida MiersPyrostegia parvifolia MiersPyrostegia puberula MiersPyrostegia reticulata MiersPyrostegia tecomiflora (Rusby) K.Schum.Pyrostegia tecomiflora (Rusby) K.Schum. ex Urb.Pyrostegia tubulosa (Klotzsch) Bureau & K.Schum.Pyrostegia venusta var. typica SpraguePyrostegia venusta var. villosa Hassl.Tecoma venusta (Ker Gawl.) Lem.Tynanthus igneus (Vell.) Barb.Rodr.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier110483-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.