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Caryota mitis

Caryota mitis Lour.

Also indexed asClustering fishtail palmClustered fishtail palmBurmese fishtail palmTufted fishtail palmBeridinBurmese Fishtail PalmBurmese Fishtail-palmFischschwanzpalme
FamilyArecaceae
GenusCaryota
Use categories8
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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusCaryota
Scientific name with authorshipCaryota mitis Lour.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Caryota furfuracea BlumeCaryota furfuracea Blume ex Mart.Caryota griffithii Becc.Caryota griffithii subsp. selebica Becc.Caryota griffithii var. selebica Becc.Caryota javanica Zipp.Caryota javanica Zipp. ex Miq.Caryota nana LindenCaryota plumosa LindenCaryota propinqua BlumeCaryota propinqua Blume ex Mart.Caryota purpuracea G.NicholsonCaryota sobolifera Wall. ex Mart.Caryota speciosa LindenDrymophloeus zippellii Hassk.Thuessinkia speciosa Korth.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier665616-1
Use codesEU FU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.