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Enriched botanical record

Strychnos toxifera

Strychnos toxifera R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl.

Also indexed asstrychnine
FamilyLoganiaceae
GenusStrychnos
Use categories3
Linked notes4
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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 toxifera R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Strychnos syntoxica Sprague & SandwithStrychnos toxifera M.R.Schomb.Strychnos toxifera M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl.Strychnos toxifera var. acuminata KlotzschStrychnos toxifera var. acuminata Klotzsch ex M.R.Schomb.Strychnos toxifera var. acuminata Klotzsch ex ProgelStrychnos toxifera var. latifolia KlotzschStrychnos toxifera var. latifolia Klotzsch ex M.R.Schomb.Strychnos toxifera var. latifolia Klotzsch ex ProgelStrychnos toxifera var. obliqua KlotzschStrychnos toxifera var. obliqua Klotzsch ex M.R.Schomb.Strychnos toxifera var. obliqua Klotzsch ex Progel

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier547525-1
Use codesMA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.