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
OrderEricales
FamilySymplocaceae
GenusSymplocos
Scientific name with authorshipSymplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.Moore
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bobua lithocarpoides NakaiDicalix cochinchinensis Lour.Dicalix javanicus BlumeDicalix sylvaticus G.DonDicalyx acuminatus BlumeDicalyx aluminosus BlumeDicalyx bodinieri (H.Lév.) MigoDicalyx cochinchinensis Lour.Dicalyx javanicus BlumeDicalyx salaccensis BlumeDicalyx schaefferii (Merr.) MigoDicalyx sessilifolius BlumeDicalyx spicatus BlumeDicalyx sylvaticus G.DonDicalyx theophrastifolius (Siebold & Zucc.) MigoEugeniodes acuminatum (Blume) KuntzeEugeniodes diengense KuntzeEugeniodes ferrugineum (Roxb.) KuntzeEugeniodes lachnobotryum (Miq.) KuntzeEugeniodes salaccense (Blume) KuntzeEugeniodes sessifolium KuntzeEugeniodes sessilifolius (Blume) KuntzeEugeniodes spicatum (Blume) KuntzeEugeniodes stawellii KuntzeEugenioides ferrugineum (Roxb.) KuntzeEugenioides lachnobotryum (Miq.) KuntzeLodhra ferruginea (Roxb.) MiersLodhra javanica (Blume) MiersLodhra polystachya (Wall.) MiersLodhra verhuellii (Jungh. & de Vriese) MiersMaesa bodinieri H.Lév. & Blin.Symplocos cochinchinensis var. cochinchinensisSymplocos cochinchinensis var. javanica (Blume) S.S.YingSymplocos cochinchinensis var. puberula C.C.Huang & Y.F.WuSymplocos congesta Zoll.Symplocos delectans BrandSymplocos ferruginea Roxb.Symplocos ferruginea var. delectans Kaneh. & Hatus.Symplocos ferruginea var. polystachya C.B.ClarkeSymplocos ferruginifolia Kaneh.Symplocos harmandii GuillauminSymplocos horsfieldiana Miq.Symplocos javanica KurzSymplocos lachnobotrya Miq.Symplocos lachnobotrya var. glabrior Miq.Symplocos lachnobotrys var. glabrior Miq.Symplocos lithocarpoides NakaiSymplocos lohu MiersSymplocos mollis Wall.Symplocos polystachya Wall.Symplocos racemosa Wall.Symplocos sogonensis BrandSymplocos spicata var. platystachya G.DonSymplocos verhuelli Jungh. & de Vriese
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
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 identifier827526-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.