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
OrderMagnoliales
FamilyAnnonaceae
GenusUvaria
Scientific name with authorshipUvaria grandiflora Roxb. ex Hornem.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Guatteria macrantha C.PreslUnona grandiflora DC.Unona setigera BlancoUva grandiflora (DC.) KuntzeUvaria cardinalis ElmerUvaria flava Teijsm. & Binn.Uvaria grandiflora Roxb.Uvaria grandiflora Wall.Uvaria grandiflora var. flava (Teijsm. & Binn.) J.SinclairUvaria grandiflora var. tuberculata (King) J.SinclairUvaria platypetala Champ.Uvaria platypetala Champ. ex Benth.Uvaria purpurea BlumeUvaria purpurea var. alba Miq.Uvaria purpurea var. alba Scheff.Uvaria purpurea var. angustifolia Miq.Uvaria purpurea var. flava (Teijsm. & Binn.) Scheff.Uvaria purpurea var. glabra BurckUvaria purpurea var. glabra Burck ex Boerl.Uvaria purpurea var. glabrescens Becc.Uvaria purpurea var. glabrescens Becc. ex Scheff.Uvaria purpurea var. neoguineensis DielsUvaria purpurea var. subbiflora Miq.Uvaria purpurea var. tuberculata KingUvaria rhodantha HanceUvaria rhodantha Hance ex Walp.Uvaria rubra C.B.Rob.Uvaria setigera (Blanco) Blanco
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier927670-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.