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
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusVolkameria
Scientific name with authorshipVolkameria aculeata L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Clerodendron aculeatumClerodendrum aculeatum (L.) Schltdl.Clerodendrum aculeatum f. acutifolium KeresztyClerodendrum aculeatum f. lanceolatum KeresztyClerodendrum aculeatum f. mucronatum KeresztyClerodendrum aculeatum f. orientale KeresztyClerodendrum aculeatum f. rotundatum KeresztyClerodendrum aculeatum var. gracile Griseb.Clerodendrum aculeatum var. gracile Griseb. ex MoldenkeClerodendrum aculeatum var. grandifolium KuntzeClerodendrum aculeatum var. guianense Moldenke, 1940Clerodendrum aculeatum var. parvifolium KuntzeClerodendrum angustifolium (Poir.) Spreng.Clerodendrum duckei MoldenkeClerodendrum linifolium (Ewart & B.Rees) DeKokClerodendrum linifolium (Ewart & B.Rees) de KokClerodendrum ternifolium KunthClerodendrum ternifolium var. mexiae MoldenkeClerodendrum ternifolium var. serratifolium MoldenkeClerodendrum ternifolium var. velutinosum MoldenkeHuxleya inifolia Ewart & B.ReesHuxleya linifolia Ewart & B.ReesOvieda aculeata (L.) Baill.Ovieda aculeata (L.) Hitchc.Volkameria angustifolia Poir.Volkameria linifolia (Ewart & B.Rees) Mabb. & Y.W.Yuan
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier866088-1
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of West 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.