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 spinosa Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brehmia spinosa (Lam.) Harv.Strychnos buettneri GilgStrychnos cardiophylla Gilg & BusseStrychnos carvalhoi GilgStrychnos courteti A.Chev.Strychnos cuneifolia Gilg & BusseStrychnos djalonis A.Chev.Strychnos dulcis A.Chev.Strychnos emarginata BakerStrychnos euryphylla Gilg & BusseStrychnos flacourtii Desv.Strychnos flacourtii Desv. ex Dubuisson & ThouarsStrychnos flacurtii Desv.Strychnos flacurtii Desv. ex ThouarsStrychnos gilletii De Wild.Strychnos gilletii DeWild.Strychnos gracillima GilgStrychnos gracillima var. paucispinosa De Wild.Strychnos gracillima var. paucispinosa DeWild.Strychnos harmsii Gilg & BusseStrychnos laxa Soler.Strychnos leiosepala Gilg & BusseStrychnos lokua A.Rich.Strychnos madagascariensis Spreng.Strychnos madagascariensis Spreng. ex BakerStrychnos megalocarpa Gilg & BusseStrychnos meughe Chiov.Strychnos miniungansamba GilgStrychnos mueghe Chiov.Strychnos omphalocarpa Gilg & BusseStrychnos pluvialis A.Chev.Strychnos radiosperma Gilg & BusseStrychnos rhombifolia Gilg & BusseStrychnos sansibariensis GilgStrychnos schweinfurthii GilgStrychnos spinosa subsp. lokua (A.Rich.) BruceStrychnos spinosa subsp. spinosaStrychnos spinosa subsp. volkensii (Gilg) E.A.BruceStrychnos spinosa var. lokua (A.Rich.) E.A.BruceStrychnos spinosa var. pubescens BakerStrychnos tonga GilgStrychnos unguacha var. retusa Chiov.Strychnos volkensii GilgStrychnos volkensii Gilg ex Engl.Strychnos vuntac Bojer
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier547485-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.