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
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusCordyline
Scientific name with authorshipCordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aletris chinensis Lam.Asparagus terminalis L.Calodracon heliconiifolia (Otto & A.Dietr.) Planch.Calodracon jacquinii (Kunth) Planch.Calodracon nobilis Planch.Calodracon sieberi (Kunth) Planch.Calodracon terminalis (L.) Planch.Convallaria fruticosa L.Cordyline albicans (Van Geert) G.NicholsonCordyline alborosea (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline amabilis Cogn. & MarchalCordyline amboynensis G.NicholsonCordyline angusta (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline argenteostriata (W.Bull) MottetCordyline balmoreana (Van Geert) G.NicholsonCordyline baptistii Cogn. & MarchalCordyline bartelii MottetCordyline bellula (Linden & André) G.NicholsonCordyline cheesemanii KirkCordyline chelsonii (Veitch) G.NicholsonCordyline compacta (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline dennisonii AndréCordyline densicoma Linden & AndréCordyline duffii (E.G.Hend.) G.NicholsonCordyline eschscholziana Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Cordyline excellens MottetCordyline excelsa G.NicholsonCordyline ferrea (L.) Endl.Cordyline ferrea (L.) M.R.Almeida, 2009Cordyline fraseri (Anon.) G.NicholsonCordyline fruticosa subsp. ferrea (Baker) R.R.FernandezCordyline fruticosa var. boryi BakerCordyline fruticosa var. ferrea J.W.MooreCordyline fruticosa var. sieberi (Kunth) Planch.Cordyline fruticosa var. ti (Schott)Cordyline gloriosa Linden & AndréCordyline grandis (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline guilfoylei LindenCordyline guilfoylei Linden ex Lem.Cordyline hedychioides F.Muell.Cordyline heliconiifolia Otto & A.Dietr.Cordyline hendersonii Cogn. & MarchalCordyline imperialis (Anon.) G.NicholsonCordyline inscripta (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline jacquinii KunthCordyline javanica KlotzschCordyline javanica Klotzsch ex KunthCordyline kewensis SanderCordyline laingii (Van Geert) MottetCordyline lutescens-striata G.NicholsonCordyline macarthurii G.NicholsonCordyline madagascariensis MottetCordyline magnifica (H.J.Veitch ex É.Morren) G.NicholsonCordyline metallica DallièreCordyline mirabilis G.NicholsonCordyline mooreana (Van Geert) G.NicholsonCordyline nigrorubra (Linden) G.NicholsonCordyline nobilis (Planch.) K.KochCordyline norwoodiensis MottetCordyline ornata (Van Geert) G.NicholsonCordyline picturata (T.Moore) MottetCordyline placida (W.Bull) MottetCordyline porphyrophylla (É.Morren) G.NicholsonCordyline pulchella (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline reali (Linden & André) G.NicholsonCordyline regina VeitchCordyline regina Veitch ex RegelCordyline rex (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline robinsoniana (Van Geert) G.NicholsonCordyline rosacea G.NicholsonCordyline rubella (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline sepiaria Seem.Cordyline sieberi KunthCordyline splendens (W.Bull ex É.Morren) G.NicholsonCordyline sulcata (Van Geert) G.NicholsonCordyline terminalis KunthCordyline terminalis subsp. baileyi F.M.BaileyCordyline terminalis subsp. boryi Benth.Cordyline terminalis subsp. ferrea BakerCordyline terminalis subsp. hedychioides (F.Muell.) BakerCordyline terminalis subsp. sepiaria (Seem.) Benth.Cordyline terminalis subsp. sieberi (Kunth) Benth.Cordyline terminalis subsp. ti (Schott) Benth.Cordyline terminalis var. baileyi F.M.BaileyCordyline terminalis var. boryi Benth.Cordyline terminalis var. ferrea BakerCordyline terminalis var. hedychioides (F.Muell.) BakerCordyline terminalis var. sepiaria (Seem.) BakerCordyline terminalis var. sepiaria (Seem.) Benth.Cordyline terminalis var. sieberi (Kunth) Benth.Cordyline terminalis var. ti (Schott ex K.Koch) Benth.Cordyline terminalis var. ti (Schott) BakerCordyline thomsonii (Mast. & T.Moore) MottetCordyline ti SchottCordyline ti Schott ex K.KochCordyline timorensis Planch.Cordyline triumphans (W.Bull) G.NicholsonCordyline venosa (W.Bull) MottetCordyline williamsii MottetCordyline youngii (É.Morren) G.Nicholson
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
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 identifier533580-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME 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 AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.