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Arenga pinnata

Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.

Also indexed asAreng palmBlack sugar palmBlack fiber palmGomuti palmSugar palmsugar palmArenAtep
FamilyArecaceae
GenusArenga
Use categories9
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
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusArenga
Scientific name with authorshipArenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Arenga gamuto Merr.Arenga griffithii Seem.Arenga griffithii Seem. ex H.Wendl.Arenga saccharifera Labill. ex DC.Arenga saccharifera Labill., 1801Borassus gomutus Lour.Caryota onusta BlancoGomutus rumphii CorrêaGomutus saccharifer (Labill. ex DC.) Spreng.Gomutus vulgaris OkenSaguerus gamuto Houtt.Saguerus pinnatus WurmbSaguerus rumphii (Corrêa) Roxb.Saguerus rumphii (Corrêa) Roxb. ex AinslieSaguerus rumphii (Corrêa) Roxb. ex FlemingSaguerus saccharifer (Labill. ex DC.) BlumeSagus gomutus (Lour.) Perr.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social 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 identifier664261-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa

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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.