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
OrderFabales
FamilyPolygalaceae
GenusXanthophyllum
Scientific name with authorshipXanthophyllum flavescens Roxb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Banisterodes affine (Korth. ex Miq.) KuntzeBanisterodes excelsum (Blume) KuntzeBanisteroides affine (Korth. ex Miq.) KuntzeBanisteroides excelsum (Blume) KuntzeJackia excelsa BlumeJakkia excelsa BlumeKaulfussia geminiflora Dennst.Monnina excelsa (Blume) Spreng.Xanthophyllum adenopodum Miq.Xanthophyllum affine Korth.Xanthophyllum affine Korth. ex Miq.Xanthophyllum affine subsp. puberulum CraibXanthophyllum affine var. adenopodum (Miq.) Koord. & ValetonXanthophyllum affine var. puberulum CraibXanthophyllum excelsum (Blume) BlumeXanthophyllum excelsum (Blume) Blume ex Miq.Xanthophyllum excelsum var. affine (Korth. ex Miq.) Boerl.Xanthophyllum flavescens Wall.Xanthophyllum floriferum ElmerXanthophyllum geminiflorum (Dennst.) AlstonXanthophyllum glandulosum Merr.Xanthophyllum loheri Merr.Xanthophyllum multiramosum ElmerXanthophyllum obliquum CraibXanthophyllum obliquum var. viride CraibXanthophyllum pallidum Ridl.Xanthophyllum roxburghianum WightXanthophyllum sarawakensis ChodatXanthophyllum siamense CraibXanthophyllum undulatum WightXanthophyllum virescens D.Dietr.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier692837-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.