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
GenusCalyptrochilum
Scientific name with authorshipCalyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Angraecum bokoyense De Wild.Angraecum bokoyense DeWild.Angraecum christyanum Rchb.f.Angraecum ivorense A.Chev.Angraecum malangeanum Kraenzl.Angraecum marsupiocalcaratum Kraenzl.Angraecum moloneyi RolfeAngraecum molonoyei RolfeAngraecum mombasaense RolfeAngraecum ovalifolium De Wild.Angraecum ovalifolium DeWild.Angraecum pynaertii De Wild.Angraecum pynaertii DeWild.Angraecum schoellerianum Kraenzl.Angraecum schoellerianum Kraenzl. ex Schweinf.Angraecum zigzag De Wild.Angraecum zigzag DeWild.Calyptrochilum bokoyense (De Wild.) Schltr.Calyptrochilum malangeanum (Kraenzl.) Schltr.Calyptrochilum marsupiocalcaratum (Kraenzl.) Schltr.Calyptrochilum moloneyi (Rolfe) Schltr.Calyptrochilum mombasaense (Rolfe) Schltr.Calyptrochilum orientale Schltr.Calyptrochilum ovalifolium (De Wild.) Schltr.Calyptrochilum pynaertii (De Wild.) Schltr.Calyptrochilum schoellerianum (Kraenzl. ex Schweinf.) Schltr.Calyptrochilum zigzag (De Wild.) Schltr.Campylocentrum marcalianum CampacciRhaphidorhynchus moloneyi (Rolfe) Finet
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 identifier621524-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful 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.