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Enriched botanical record

Xysmalobium undulatum

Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) W.T.Aiton

Also indexed asmilk bushmilkwortuzurawild cottonwave-leaved xysmalobium
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusXysmalobium
Use categories6
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
GenusXysmalobium
Scientific name with authorshipXysmalobium undulatum (L.) W.T.Aiton

Indexed scientific synonyms

Asclepias ciliata MurrayAsclepias ciliata Murray ex Decne.Asclepias leucotricha Schltr.Asclepias repanda PaláuGomphocarpus undulatus (L.) Schltr.Woodia trilobata Schltr.Xysmalobium ambiguum N.E.Br.Xysmalobium amplifolium Weim.Xysmalobium angolense Scott ElliotXysmalobium barbigerum N.E.Br.Xysmalobium dilatatum Weim.Xysmalobium dispar N.E.Br.Xysmalobium lapathifolium Decne.Xysmalobium lapathifolium K.Schum.Xysmalobium lencotrichum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.Xysmalobium leucotrichum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.Xysmalobium prismatostigma K.Schum.Xysmalobium trilobatum (Schltr.) N.E.Br.Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) R.Br.Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) R.Br. ex Schult.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use

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 identifier103155-1
Use codesGS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL

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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.