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
GenusSwartzia
Scientific name with authorshipSwartzia simplex (Sw.) Spreng.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Mimosa crocea Vell.Posira simplex Sw.Possira grandiflora (Vahl) Poir.Possira simplex Sw.Rittera grandiflora VahlRittera simplex (Sw.) VahlSwartzia crocea (Vell.) Benth.Swartzia darienensis PittierSwartzia grandiflora (Vahl) Willd.Swartzia grandiflora VogelSwartzia macrosperma Bertol.Swartzia ochnacea DC.Swartzia simplex var. continentalis Urb.Swartzia simplex var. darienensis (Pittier) ScherySwartzia simplex var. geniuna Urb.Swartzia simplex var. genuina Urb.Swartzia simplex var. grandiflora (Raddi) R.S.CowanSwartzia simplex var. jamaicensis Urb.Swartzia simplex var. ochnacea (DC.) R.S.CowanSwartzia simplex var. simplexSwartzia simplicifolia Willd.Swartzia trifolia PittierSwartzia triphylla var. grandiflora RaddiTounatea crocea (Vell.) KuntzeTounatea crocea (Vell.) Taub.Tounatea cuneata BrittonTounatea darienensis (Pittier) Britton & RoseTounatea gatunensis BrittonTounatea grandiflora (Vahl) PittierTounatea hayesii BrittonTounatea jamaicensis (Urb.) BrittonTounatea macrosperma (Bertol.) Britton & RoseTounatea ochnacea (DC.) BrittonTounatea penomenensis BrittonTounatea pittieri BrittonTounatea simplex (Sw.) Taub.Tounatea subcoriacea BrittonTounatea trifolia (Pittier) Britton & RoseTounatea williamsii BrittonTunatea crocea (Vell.) KuntzeTunatea simplex (Sw.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier520020-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.