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
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusRotheca
Scientific name with authorshipRotheca serrata (L.) Steane & Mabb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Clerodendrum bracteosum Kostel.Clerodendrum cuneatum Turcz.Clerodendrum divaricatum JackClerodendrum farinosum (Roxb.) Wall. ex Steud.Clerodendrum farinosum var. pubescens (H.R.Fletcher) Leerat. & Chantar.Clerodendrum grandifolium Salisb.Clerodendrum herbaceum Roxb.Clerodendrum herbaceum Roxb. ex SchauerClerodendrum hexangulare D.Baro & BorthakurClerodendrum javanicum Walp.Clerodendrum macrophyllum SimsClerodendrum ornatum Wall.Clerodendrum serratum (L.) MoonClerodendrum serratum f. lacteum MoldenkeClerodendrum serratum var. amplexifolium MoldenkeClerodendrum serratum var. glabrescens MoldenkeClerodendrum serratum var. herbaceum (Roxb. ex Schauer) C.Y.WuClerodendrum serratum var. javanicum Hochr.Clerodendrum serratum var. obovatum MoldenkeClerodendrum serratum var. pilosum MoldenkeClerodendrum serratum var. pubescens MoldenkeClerodendrum serratum var. velutinum MoldenkeClerodendrum serratum var. wallichii C.B.ClarkeClerodendrum ternifolium D.DonClerodendrum trifoliatum Steud.Clerodendrum vanprukii CraibClerodendrum venosum Wall.Clerodendrum venosum Wall. ex C.B.ClarkeClerodendrum venosum var. pubescens H.R.FletcherCyclonema serratum (L.) Hochst.Ovieda bracteosa (Kostel.) Baill.Rotheca bicolor Raf.Rotheca farinosa (Roxb.) GovaertsRotheca serrata var. pubescens (Moldenke) Pull., Moulali & Sandhyar.Rotheca ternifolia Raf.Rotheca vanprukii (Craib) Leerat. & Chantar.Volkameria farinosa Roxb.Volkameria herbacea Roxb.Volkameria serrata L.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier1002733-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.