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
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusCordyline
Scientific name with authorshipCordyline australis (G.Forst.) Endl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Charlwoodia australis (G.Forst.) D.Don, 1830Charlwoodia australis (G.Forst.) G.DonCordyline australis var. atropurpurea (B.S.Williams) WiegandCordyline australis var. aurea-striata WiegandCordyline australis var. lineata (B.S.Williams) WiegandCordyline australis var. veitchii (B.S.Williams) WiegandCordyline calocoma (H.Wendl.) BakerCordyline calocoma f. lentiginosa (Linden & André) VossCordyline calocoma f. lineata (B.S.Williams) VossCordyline calocoma f. nutans (H.Jaeger) VossCordyline calocoma f. veitchii (B.S.Williams) VossCordyline forsteri F.Muell.Cordyline indivisa RegelCordyline kirkii F.Haage & E.SchmidtCordyline lentiginosa (Rob.) Linden & AndréCordyline lineata K.KochCordyline lineata var. doucetii É.MorrenCordyline lineata var. purpurascens RodigasCordyline nutans (H.Jaeger) K.KochCordyline sturmii ColensoCordyline superbiens K.KochCordyline veitchii RegelDracaena australis G.Forst.Dracaena australis subsp. lineata W.BullDracaena chemnitzii NeubertDracaena doucetii (É.Morren) PynaertDracaena indivisa B.S.WilliamsDracaena indivisa var. atropurpurea B.S.WilliamsDracaena indivisa var. lineata B.S.WilliamsDracaena indivisa var. veitchii B.S.WilliamsDracaena lentiginosa Rob.Dracaena lineata (K.Koch) NeubertDracaena nutans H.JaegerDracaena parrei LorgusDracaena terminalis var. stricta Rothsch.Dracaenopsis australis (G.Forst.) Planch.Dracaenopsis calocoma H.Wendl.Terminalis australis (G.Forst.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier533544-1
Use codesEU HF 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.