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
GenusVincetoxicum
Scientific name with authorshipVincetoxicum indicum (Burm.f.) Mabb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Asclepias asthmatica L.fil.Asclepias prolifera RottlerAsclepias prolifera Rottler ex AinslieAsclepias tunicata Hook.fil.Asclepias vomitoria (Lam.) K.D.KoenigAsclepias vomitoria (Lam.) K.D.Koenig ex Hook.fil.Cynanchum flavum Thunb. ex Hook.f.Cynanchum indicum Burm.fil.Cynanchum ipecacuanha Willd.Cynanchum mucronatum AndrewsCynanchum mucronatum Jacks., 1807Cynanchum tomentosum Lam.Cynanchum undatum AndrewsCynanchum viridiflorum SimsCynanchum vomitorium Lam.Diplolepis vomitoria (Lam.) Lindl.Gonolobus mucronatus SweetHoya planiflora Wall.Hoya planiflora Wall. ex Hook.fil.Hybanthera javanica Hassk.Marsdenia vomitoria (Lam.) MoonSonninia vomitoria (Lindl.) Kostel.Tylophora asthmatica (L.fil.) Wight & Arn.Tylophora asthmatica var. pubescens Decne.Tylophora coilolepis Schltr.Tylophora flavescens Ridl.Tylophora indica (Burm.fil.) Merr.Tylophora javanica (Hassk.) Boerl.Tylophora labuanensis Schltr.Tylophora lutescens Decne.Tylophora pubescens Wall.Tylophora pubescens Wall. ex Hook.fil.Tylophora tomentosa (Lam.) G.DonTylophora vomitoria (Lam.) VoigtVincetoxicum lutescens (Decne.) KuntzeVincetoxicum vomitorum (Lam.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
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 identifier77164260-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.