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
GenusChamaedorea
Scientific name with authorshipChamaedorea pinnatifrons (Jacq.) Oerst.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Borassus pinnatifrons Jacq.Chamaedorea aguilariana Standl. & Steyerm.Chamaedorea bartlingiana H.Wendl.Chamaedorea bifurcata Oerst.Chamaedorea boliviensis DammerChamaedorea bracteata H.Wendl.Chamaedorea brevifrons H.Wendl.Chamaedorea concinna BurretChamaedorea concolor Mart.Chamaedorea conocarpa Mart.Chamaedorea depauperata DammerChamaedorea dryanderae BurretChamaedorea flavovirens H.Wendl.Chamaedorea geonomoides (Spruce) DrudeChamaedorea gracilis Willd.Chamaedorea heilbornii BurretChamaedorea herrerae BurretChamaedorea holmgrenii BurretChamaedorea hoppii BurretChamaedorea kalbreyeriana H.Wendl.Chamaedorea kalbreyeriana H.Wendl. ex BurretChamaedorea lanceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) KunthChamaedorea lanceolata var. littoralis DrudeChamaedorea macroloba BurretChamaedorea membranacea Oerst.Chamaedorea micrantha BurretChamaedorea minor BurretChamaedorea oerstedii O.F.Cook & DoyleChamaedorea pacaya Oerst.Chamaedorea pinnatifrons H.Wendl.Chamaedorea rhombea BurretChamaedorea weberbaueri DammerChamaedorea weberbaueri Dammer ex BurretDocanthe alba O.F.CookHyospathe montana Mart.Martinezia lanceolata Ruiz & Pav.Nunnezharia bartlingiana (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia bifurcata (Oerst.) KuntzeNunnezharia bracteata (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia brevifrons (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia concolor (Mart.) KuntzeNunnezharia conocarpa (Mart.) KuntzeNunnezharia flavovirens (H.Wendl.) KuntzeNunnezharia geonomoides SpruceNunnezharia lanceolata (Ruiz & Pav.) KuntzeNunnezharia membranacea (Oerst.) KuntzeNunnezharia pacaya (Oerst.) KuntzeNunnezharia pinnatifrons (Jacq.) KuntzeNunnezharoa bartlingiana KuntzeNunnezharoa bifurcata KuntzeNunnezharoa bracteata KuntzeNunnezharoa brevifrons KuntzeNunnezharoa concolor KuntzeNunnezharoa conocarpa KuntzeNunnezharoa flavovirens KuntzeNunnezharoa lanceolata KuntzeNunnezharoa membranacea KuntzeNunnezharoa pacaya KuntzeNunnezharoa pinnatifrons Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier665826-1
Use codesAF EU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Palms of the World Online
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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.