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 glabra (E.Mey.) Mabb. & Y.W.Yuan
Indexed scientific synonyms
Clerodendrum capense D.DonClerodendrum capense D.Don ex Steud.Clerodendrum capense Eckl. & Zeyh.Clerodendrum capense Eckl. & Zeyh. ex SchauerClerodendrum glabratum GürkeClerodendrum glabrum E.Mey.Clerodendrum glabrum f. pubescens R.Fern.Clerodendrum glabrum var. angustifolium E.Mey.Clerodendrum glabrum var. minutiflorum (Baker) FosbergClerodendrum glabrum var. ovale H.PearsonClerodendrum glabrum var. pubescens B.ThomasClerodendrum glabrum var. vagum (Hiern) MoldenkeClerodendrum minutiflorum BakerClerodendrum ovale KlotzschClerodendrum ovalifolium Engl.Clerodendrum rehmannii GürkeClerodendrum somalense Chiov.Premna suaveolens Chiov.Siphonanthus glaber (E.Mey.) HiernSiphonanthus glaber var. incarnatus HiernSiphonanthus glaber var. vaga HiernVolkameria minutiflora (Baker) Phillipson & Callm.
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 identifier77103945-1
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 AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful 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.