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
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusTabebuia
Scientific name with authorshipTabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bignonia aurea Silva MansoBignonia squamellulosa DC.Couralia caraiba (Mart.) Corr.MelloCouralia caraiba (Mart.) Corr.Mello ex StellfeldGelseminum caraiba (Mart.) KuntzeHandroanthus caraiba (Mart.) MattosHandroanthus leucophloeus (Mart. ex DC.) MattosTabebuia argentea (Bureau & K.Schum.) BrittonTabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.fil.Tabebuia caraiba (Mart.) BureauTabebuia caraiba var. squamellulosa (A.DC.) Bur. & K.Schum.Tabebuia suberosa RusbyTecoma argentea Bureau & K.Schum.Tecoma aurea (Silva Manso) DC.Tecoma caraiba Mart.Tecoma caraiba var. grandiflora Hassl.Tecoma caraiba var. squamellulosa Bureau & K.Schum.Tecoma leucophlaeos Mart.Tecoma leucophlaeos Mart. ex DC.Tecoma leucophloeos Mart.Tecoma leucophloeos Mart. ex DC.Tecoma leucophloeus Mart.Tecoma leucophloeus Mart. ex DC., 1845Tecoma squamellulosa DC.Tecoma trichocalycina DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier110852-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.