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
FamilySapotaceae
GenusSynsepalum
Scientific name with authorshipSynsepalum brevipes (Baker) T.D.Penn.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bakeriella brevipes (Baker) DubardBakeriella cinerea (Engl.) DubardBakeriella longistyla (Baker) DubardBakerisideroxylon cinereum (Engl.) LecomteChrysophyllum batangense C.H.WrightChrysophyllum cinereum Engl.Chrysophyllum stuhlmannii Engl.Pachystela brevipes (Baker) Baill.Pachystela brevipes (Baker) Baill. ex Engl.Pachystela brevipes (Baker) DubardPachystela cinerea (Engl.) Pierre ex Engl.Pachystela cinerea (Engl.) Pierre ex Radlk.Pachystela cinerea var. cuneata (Radlk.) Engl.Pachystela cinerea var. undulata Engl.Pachystela conferta Radlk.Pachystela cuneata Radlk.Pachystela cuneata Radlk. ex DeWild. & T.DurandPachystela lenticellosa Radlk.Pachystela liberica Engl.Pachystela longistyla (Baker) Engl.Pachystela longistyla (Baker) PierrePachystela longistyla (Baker) Pierre ex Radlk.Pachystela macrocarpa A.Chev.Pachystela sacleuxii PierrePachystela sacleuxii Pierre ex Baill.Pouteria brevipes (Baker) BaehniSersalisia brevipes (Baker) Baill.Sideroxylon brevipes BakerSideroxylon cinereum (Engl.) EylesSideroxylon longistylum BakerSideroxylon sacleuxii Baill.Vincentella longistyla (Baker) Pierre
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
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 identifier962748-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.