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
GenusEpidendrum
Scientific name with authorshipEpidendrum secundum Jacq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amphiglottis lacera (Lindl.) BrittonAmphiglottis secunda (Jacq.) BrittonAmphiglottis secunda (Jacq.) Salisb.Epidendrum ansiferum Rchb.f. & Warsz.Epidendrum antioquiense Schltr.Epidendrum brachyphyllum Lindl.Epidendrum bulkeleyi A.D.HawkesEpidendrum coroicoense Schltr.Epidendrum corymbosum var. latifolium Cogn.Epidendrum crassifolium var. albescens PabstEpidendrum cuzcoense Schltr.Epidendrum dolichopus Schltr.Epidendrum ellipticum Graham ex Hook.Epidendrum ellipticum var. freybergense F.J.ZimmeterEpidendrum giroudianum Rchb.f.Epidendrum gracilicaule Rchb.f. & Warsz.Epidendrum herzogii Schltr.Epidendrum incisum Rchb.f. & Warsz.Epidendrum inconstans AmesEpidendrum inconstans Ames ex GleasonEpidendrum lacerum Lindl.Epidendrum lindenii Lindl.Epidendrum longihastatum Barb.Rodr.Epidendrum novogranatense Rchb.f. & Warsz.Epidendrum polyschistum Schltr.Epidendrum secundum f. albescens (Pabst) F.BarrosEpidendrum secundum var. albescens (Pabst) F.BarrosEpidendrum sulfuratorium E.H.L.KrauseEpidendrum tarmense Schltr.Epidendrum tricallosum Schltr.Epidendrum versicolor Hoehne & Schltr.
Documented use categories
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 identifier92159-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.