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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusStrophanthus
Scientific name with authorshipStrophanthus caudatus (L.) Kurz
Indexed scientific synonyms
Apocynum floristratum NoronhaEchites caudatus L.Nerium caudatum (L.) Lam.Nerium scandens Lour.Strophanthus caudatus f. marckii (A.DC.) Franch.Strophanthus caudatus f. undulatus Franch.Strophanthus caudatus var. billardierei Franch.Strophanthus caudatus var. giganteus Pit.Strophanthus caudatus var. javensis Franch.Strophanthus caudatus var. lanceolatus Franch.Strophanthus caudatus var. macrophyllus Franch.Strophanthus cumingii A.DC.Strophanthus dichotomus DC.Strophanthus dichotomus var. cochinchinensis Ker Gawl.Strophanthus dichotomus var. cochinchinensis KerGawl.Strophanthus dichotomus var. loureiroi A.DC.Strophanthus dichotomus var. luzoniensis S.VidalStrophanthus dichotomus var. marckii A.DC.Strophanthus erectus Merr.Strophanthus giganteus PierreStrophanthus griffithii WightStrophanthus horsfieldianus Miq.Strophanthus letei Merr.Strophanthus longicaudatus WightStrophanthus macrophyllus (Franch.) PierreStrophanthus pierrei F.HeimStrophanthus scandens Reinw. & Schult.Strophanthus terminalis Blume
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier81867-1
Use codesEU MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.