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
FamilyLoganiaceae
GenusStrychnos
Scientific name with authorshipStrychnos minor Dennst.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Logania ciliolata Hook.fil.Strychnos bancroftiana F.M.BaileyStrychnos barbata A.W.HillStrychnos beddomei C.B.ClarkeStrychnos bicirrhosa Lesch.Strychnos bicirrhosa Lesch. ex Roxb.Strychnos celebica Koord.Strychnos cinnamophylla Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Strychnos colubrina StokesStrychnos dubia A.W.HillStrychnos forbesii A.W.HillStrychnos hypogyna C.B.ClarkeStrychnos kerstingii Gilg & K.Schum.Strychnos laurina ThwaitesStrychnos lenticellata A.W.HillStrychnos leuconeura Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Strychnos ligustrina Zipp.Strychnos ligustrina Zipp. ex Span.Strychnos lucbanensis ElmerStrychnos lucbanensis Elmer ex Merr.Strychnos merrillii A.W.HillStrychnos micrantha ThwaitesStrychnos minahassae KoordStrychnos minahassae Koord ex Boerl.Strychnos minor BlumeStrychnos multiflora Benth.Strychnos myriantha Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Strychnos pycnoneura Gilg & Gilg-Ben.Strychnos septemnervis C.B.ClarkeStrychnos septemnervis var. imberbis A.W.HillStrychnos silvicola A.W.HillStrychnos similis A.W.HillStrychnos thonningii Soler.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Invertebrate food
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 identifier547339-1
Use codesIF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.