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Enriched botanical record

Symphonia globulifera

Symphonia globulifera L.f.

Also indexed asAopoAzufreBoar woodBois a cochon (Haiti)Bulandi-amareloCcoqqui quini’ccoCuanoque, miyiaciCurupita
FamilyClusiaceae
GenusSymphonia
Use categories4
Linked notes0

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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyClusiaceae
GenusSymphonia
Scientific name with authorshipSymphonia globulifera L.f.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Actinostigma speciosum Welw.Aneuriscus aubletii C.PreslAneuriscus exserens C.PreslMoronobea exserens (C.Presl) Endl.Moronobea exserens (C.Presl) Endl. ex Walp.Moronobea globulifera (L.f.) Schltdl.Moronobea globulifera (L.fil.) SchechterMoronobea macoubea Miq.Moronobea macoubea Miq. ex VesqueSymphonia esculenta ArrudaSymphonia esculenta Arruda ex ChoisySymphonia esculenta Arruda ex DC.Symphonia gabonensis (Vesque) PierreSymphonia gabonensis Pierre ex VesqueSymphonia gabonensis var. macrantha Hutch. & DalzielSymphonia globulifera var. africana VesqueSymphonia globulifera var. gabonensis VesqueSymphonia globulifera var. macoubea VesqueSymphonia globulifera var. major DielsSymphonia microphylla R.E.Schult.Symphonia utilissima R.E.Schult.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier429281-1
Use codesEU FU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Symphonia globulifera.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.