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
GenusLudisia
Scientific name with authorshipLudisia discolor (Ker Gawl.) Blume
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anoectochilus dawsonianus H.LowAnoectochilus dawsonianus H.Low ex Rchb.f.Anoectochilus ordeanus S.Jenn.Anoectochilus ordianus K.KochAnoectochilus rubrovenia E.J.Lowe & W.HowardDicrophyla elegans Raf.Gonogona discolor (Ker Gawl.) LinkGoodyera dawsoniana (H.Low ex Rchb.f.) W.BullGoodyera discolor Ker Gawl.Goodyera ordeana (S.Jenn.) BoxallGoodyera ordeana (S.Jenn.) Boxall ex NávesGoodyera ordiana B.S.WilliamsGoodyera ordiana K.KochGoodyera rodigasciana L.LindenGoodyera rubrovenia B.S.WilliamsHaemaria dawsoniana (H.Low ex Rchb.f.) Hasselbr.Haemaria discolor (Ker Gawl.) Lindl.Haemaria discolor subsp. concolorHaemaria discolor subsp. condorensisHaemaria discolor subsp. dawsonianaHaemaria discolor subsp. denisonianaHaemaria discolor subsp. grandisHaemaria discolor subsp. ordeanaHaemaria discolor subsp. rhodoneuraHaemaria discolor subsp. trilineataHaemaria discolor var. concolor Ridl.Haemaria discolor var. condorensis Gagnep.Haemaria discolor var. denisoniana Kerch.Haemaria discolor var. grandis Gagnep.Haemaria discolor var. ordeana (S.Jenn.) B.S.WilliamsHaemaria discolor var. rhodoneura Schltr.Haemaria discolor var. trilineata Schltr.Haemaria otletae RolfeHaemaria pauciflora Gagnep.Haemaria rubrovenia (B.S.Williams) Rchb.f.Haemaria rubrovenia (B.S.Williams) Rchb.f. ex SteinKuhlhasseltia carrii HolttumLudisia dawsoniana (H.Low ex Rchb.f.) Aver.Ludisia discolor subsp. ordianaLudisia discolor var. ordiana (B.S.Williams) J.M.H.ShawLudisia furetii BlumeLudisia odorata BlumeLudisia otletae (Rolfe) Aver.Myoda rufescens Lindl.Neottia discolor (Ker Gawl.) Steud.Orchiodes discolor (Ker Gawl.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental 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 identifier641773-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.