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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusStyphnolobium
Scientific name with authorshipStyphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anagyris chinensis Spreng.Anagyris sinensis Steud.Macrotropis foetida DC.Ormosia esquirolii H.Lév.Pongamia chinensis DC.Radiusia chinensis (Spreng.) Heynh.Robinia mitis Lour.Sophora angustifoliola Q.Q.Liu & H.Y.YeSophora chinensis ZabelSophora griffithii subsp. korolkowii YakovlevSophora japonica L.Sophora japonica f. columnaris Schwer.Sophora japonica f. oligophylla Franch.Sophora japonica f. oligophylla SpachSophora japonica f. pendula (Lodd. ex Sweet) ZabelSophora japonica f. praecox Schwer.Sophora japonica f. violacea (Carrière) ZabelSophora japonica var. oligophylla Franch.Sophora japonica var. pendula Lodd.Sophora japonica var. pendula Lodd. ex SweetSophora japonica var. pubescens (Tausch) Besse, 1842Sophora japonica var. pubescens (Tausch) BosseSophora japonica var. vestita RehderSophora japonica var. violacea CarrièreSophora korolkowi DiecksSophora korolkowii Dieck ex KoehneSophora mairei H.Lév.Sophora pendula (Lodd. ex Sweet) D'OunousSophora pubescens TauschSophora sinensis ForrestSophora sinica RosierSophora vaniotii H.Lév.Sophora vestita NakaiStyphnolobium japonicum f. oligophyllum (Spach) H.OhashiStyphnolobium japonicum f. pendulum (Lodd. ex Sweet) H.OhashiStyphnolobium japonicum f. vestitum (Rehder) H.OhashiStyphnolobium japonicum f. violaceum (Carrière) H.OhashiStyphnolobium japonicum var. pendulum (Lodd. ex Sweet) G.Kirchn.Styphnolobium japonicum var. pubescens (Tausch) G.Kirchn.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier1119529-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO SU
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.