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Lasia spinosa

Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites

Also indexed asGali-GaliSpiny Lasialásiaකොහිලผักหนาม刺芋
FamilyAraceae
GenusLasia
Use categories3
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
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusLasia
Scientific name with authorshipLasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites

Indexed scientific synonyms

Dracontium spinosum L.Lasia aculeata Lour.Lasia crassifolia Engl.Lasia crassifolia f. angustisecta Engl.Lasia crassifolia f. latisecta Engl.Lasia crassifolia subsp. angustisecta Engl.Lasia crassifolia subsp. latisecta Engl.Lasia desciscens SchottLasia hermannii SchottLasia heterophylla (Roxb.) SchottLasia jenkinsii SchottLasia loureiroi SchottLasia roxburghii Griff.Lasia zollingeri SchottPothos heterophyllus Roxb.Pothos lasia Roxb.Pothos spinosus Buch.-Ham.Pothos spinosus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Poison reported

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 identifier87418-1
Use codesHF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.