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
GenusChamaedorea
Scientific name with authorshipChamaedorea elatior Mart.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anothea scandens (Liebm.) O.F.CookChamaedorea affinis Liebm.Chamaedorea affinis Liebm. ex Mart.Chamaedorea bambusoides (H.Wendl. ex Dammer) GérômeChamaedorea bambusoides var. graminifolia GérômeChamaedorea bambusoides var. juncea GérômeChamaedorea desmoncoides H.Wendl.Chamaedorea elatior var. bambusoides H.Wendl.Chamaedorea elatior var. bambusoides H.Wendl. ex DammerChamaedorea elatior var. desmoncoides H.Wendl.Chamaedorea elatior var. desmoncoides H.Wendl. ex DammerChamaedorea galeottiana H.Wendl.Chamaedorea galeottiana H.Wendl. ex DammerChamaedorea montana Liebm.Chamaedorea montana Liebm. ex Mart.Chamaedorea regia H.Wendl.Chamaedorea repens H.Wendl.Chamaedorea resimpiaChamaedorea resinifera H.Wendl.Chamaedorea robusta H.Wendl.Chamaedorea robusta HortChamaedorea scandens Liebm.Chamaedorea scandens Liebm. ex Mart.Chamaedorea scandens var. bambusoides H.Wendl.Chamaedorea scandens var. bambusoides H.Wendl. ex DammerChamaedorea scandens var. desmoncoides H.Wendl.Chamaedorea scandens var. desmoncoides H.Wendl. ex DammerNunnezharia affinis (Liebm.) KuntzeNunnezharia desmoncoides (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia elatior (Mart.) KuntzeNunnezharia oaxacensis KuntzeNunnezharia regia (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia repens (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia resinifera (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia robusta (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharoa affinis KuntzeNunnezharoa desmoncoides KuntzeNunnezharoa elatior KuntzeNunnezharoa oaxacensis KuntzeNunnezharoa regia KuntzeNunnezharoa repens KuntzeNunnezharoa resinifera KuntzeNunnezharoa robusta KuntzePlatythea graminea O.F.Cook
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier54864-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.