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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusCalanthe
Scientific name with authorshipCalanthe vestita Wall. ex Lindl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alismorchis vestita (Lindl.) KuntzeAlismorkis vestita (Wall. ex Lindl.) KuntzeAmblyglottis pilosa de VrieseAmblyglottis pilosa de Vriese ex Lindl.Aulostylis papuana Schltr.Calanthe augusti-reigneri Anon.Calanthe barberiana Rchb.f.Calanthe darblayana God.-Leb.Calanthe hennisii LoherCalanthe inquilinax RolfeCalanthe masuca var. luteo-oculta B.S.WilliamsCalanthe masuca var. nivalis B.S.WilliamsCalanthe melinosema Schltr.Calanthe padangensis Schltr.Calanthe padangensis Schltr. ex Mansf.Calanthe papuana (Schltr.) J.J.Sm.Calanthe pilosa (de Vriese ex Lindl.) Miq.Calanthe regnieri Rchb.f.Calanthe regnieri var. fausta Rchb.f.Calanthe stevensiana RegnierCalanthe stevensiana Regnier ex Rchb.f.Calanthe stevensii B.S.WilliamsCalanthe stevensii MottetCalanthe turneri (B.S.Williams) Rchb.f.Calanthe turneri var. nivalis B.S.WilliamsCalanthe vestita Wall.Calanthe vestita var. igneo-oculata Rchb.f.Calanthe vestita var. lutea B.S.WilliamsCalanthe vestita var. oweniana B.S.WilliamsCalanthe vestita var. rubra-oculta B.S.WilliamsCalanthe vestita var. sumatrana Schltr.Calanthe vestita var. turneri B.S.WilliamsCalanthe vestita var. turneri VeitchCalanthe vestita var. williamsii T.MooreCalanthe williamsii (T.Moore) B.S.WilliamsCytheris griffithii WightPhaius vestitus (Wall. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.Preptanthe papuana (Schltr.) T.Yukawa & P.J.CribbPreptanthe vestita (Wall. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.Preptanthe villosa Rchb.f.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier621102-1
Use codesEU GS ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal 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.