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 odoratissima (Blume) Choisy ex Zoll.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dicalix odoratissimus BlumeDicalyx odoratissimus BlumeEugeniodes odoratissimum (Blume) KuntzeEugeniodes repandulum KuntzeEugenioides odoratissimum (Blume) KuntzeEugenioides repandulum (Miq.) KuntzePygeum grandiflorum KingPygeum viride Baker fil.Symplocos acuminatissima Merr.Symplocos aluminosa BrandSymplocos apoensis ElmerSymplocos bulusanensis ElmerSymplocos chengapae Raizada & K.C.SahniSymplocos ciliata C.PreslSymplocos dagamensis BrandSymplocos elmeri BrandSymplocos floridissima BrandSymplocos floridissima var. serrata BrandSymplocos megabotrys Merr.Symplocos odoratissima (Blume) ChoisySymplocos odoratissima var. aluminosa Koord. & ValetonSymplocos odoratissima var. divaricata BrandSymplocos odoratissima var. leptocarpa S.MooreSymplocos patens C.PreslSymplocos patens f. ciliata (C.Presl) BrandSymplocos patens f. elmeri (Brand) BrandSymplocos patens var. ciliata (C.Presl) BrandSymplocos pseudospicata S.VidalSymplocos pulgarensis ElmerSymplocos pulverulenta King & GambleSymplocos repandula Miq.Symplocos salix BrandSymplocos verdifolia ElmerSymplocos villarii S.Vidal
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier827222-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.