Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilySymplocaceae
GenusSymplocos
Scientific name with authorshipSymplocos sumuntia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bobua austrosinensis H.MigoBobua prunifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) MiersBobua prunifolia f. uiae (Makino) Sugim.Bobua prunifolia var. uiae (Makino) NakaiBobua sasakii (Hayata) Kaneh. & SasakiBobua somae (Hayata) Kaneh. & SasakiBobua somai (Hayata) Kaneh. & SasakiBobua sozanensis (Hayata) Kaneh. & SasakiBobua swinhoeana (Hance) H.MigoBobua uiae (Makino) NakaiDicalix austrosinensis (H.Migo) H.MigoDicalix botryanthus (Franch.) H.MigoDicalix decorus (Hance) H.MigoDicalix prunifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) H.HaraDicalix prunifolia var. uiae (Makino) H.HaraDicalix swinhoeanus (Hance) H.MigoDicalix urceolaris (Hance) H.MigoDicalyx austrosinensis (Migo) MigoDicalyx botryanthus (Franch.) MigoDicalyx decorus (Hance) MigoDicalyx prunifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) H.HaraDicalyx prunifolia var. uiae (Makino) H.HaraDicalyx swinhoeanus (Hance) MigoDicalyx urceolaris (Hance) MigoEugeniodes decorum (Hance) KuntzeEugeniodes sumuntia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) KuntzeEugeniodes urceolare (Hance) KuntzeEugenioides decorum (Hance) KuntzeEugenioides sumuntia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) KuntzeEugenioides urceolare (Hance) KuntzeLodhra floribunda (Wall.) MiersLodhra samuntia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) MiersLodhra sumuntia (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) MiersPalura macrostroma (Hayata) Kaneh. & SasakiSymplocos bodinieri H.Lév.Symplocos botryantha Franch.Symplocos botryantha var. stenophylla BrandSymplocos caerulea H.Lév.Symplocos caudata var. macrantha Hand.-Mazz.Symplocos caudata var. macrocalyx Hand.-Mazz.Symplocos caudata var. maculata BrandSymplocos cavaleriei H.Lév.Symplocos decora HanceSymplocos floribunda Wall.Symplocos fuboensis M.Y.FangSymplocos leucophylla BrandSymplocos macrostroma HayataSymplocos martini H.Lév.Symplocos ovatibracteata Y.F.WuSymplocos prunifolia Siebold & Zucc.Symplocos prunifolia f. paucistaminosa Gontsch.Symplocos prunifolia f. uiae (Makino) OhwiSymplocos prunifolia var. paucistaminosa Gontsch.Symplocos prunifolia var. tawadae Nagam.Symplocos prunifolia var. tawadii Nagam.Symplocos prunifolia var. uiae MakinoSymplocos punctata BrandSymplocos rachitricha Y.F.WuSymplocos sasakii HayataSymplocos somae HayataSymplocos somai HayataSymplocos sozanensis HayataSymplocos splendens H.Lév.Symplocos subconnata Hand.-Mazz.Symplocos sumuntia Buch.-Ham.Symplocos sumuntia var. floribunda DC.Symplocos swinhoeana HanceSymplocos tonkinensis BrandSymplocos urceolaris HanceSymplocos yaeyamensis Masam.
Documented use categories
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 identifier827322-1
Use codesMA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany Collection
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