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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusTriadica
Scientific name with authorshipTriadica sebifera (L.) Small
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carumbium sebiferum (L.) KurzCroton macrocarpus Rchb.Croton macrocarpus Rchb. ex Müll.Arg.Croton sebifer L.Croton sebiferum L.Excoecaria sebifera (L.) Müll.Arg.Sapium chihsinianum S.K.LeeSapium pleiocarpum Y.C.TsengSapium sebiferum (L.) Dum.Cours.Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.Sapium sebiferum subsp. cordatum S.Y.WangSapium sebiferum subsp. dabeshanense B.C.Ding & T.B.ChaoSapium sebiferum subsp. multiracemosum B.C.Ding & T.B.ChaoSapium sebiferum subsp. pendulum B.C.Ding & T.B.ChaoSapium sebiferum var. cordatum S.Y.WangSapium sebiferum var. dabeshanense B.C.Ding & T.B.ChaoSapium sebiferum var. multiracemosum B.C.Ding & T.B.ChaoSapium sebiferum var. pendulum B.C.Ding & T.B.ChaoSeborium chinense Raf.Seborium sebiferum (L.) Hurus.Stillingfleetia sebifera (L.) BojerStillingia sebifera (L.) Baill.Stillingia sebifera (L.) Michx.Stillingia sinensis (Lour.) Baill.Triadica chinensis Spreng.Triadica sinensis Lour.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier256588-2
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.