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Enriched botanical record

Tabernaemontana persicariaefolia

Tabernaemontana persicariifolia Jacq.

Also indexed asBois de laitTabernémontane à feuilles de persicaire, Bois de lait, Petit bois de lait
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusTabernaemontana
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusTabernaemontana
Scientific name with authorshipTabernaemontana persicariifolia Jacq.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Conopharyngia mauritiana (Poir.) R.E.VaughanConopharyngia persicariifolia (Jacq.) R.E.VaughanOistanthera telfairiana (Wall.) Markgr.Pagiantha mauritiana (Poir.) Markgr.Pagiantha persicariifolia (Jacq.) Markgr.Pandaca mauritiana (Poir.) Markgr. & BoiteauPandaca persicariifolia (Jacq.) Markgr. & BoiteauTabernaemontana borbonica Lam.Tabernaemontana borbonica Lam. ex Cordem.Tabernaemontana mauritiana Poir.Tabernaemontana mauritiana var. micrantha (A.DC.) Cordem., 1895Tabernaemontana micrantha A.DC.Tabernaemontana nervosa Desf.Tabernaemontana nervosa Desf. ex Poir.Tabernaemontana parviflora BojerTabernaemontana persicariaefolia Kacq.Tabernaemontana telfairiana Wall.

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier82285-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for 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.