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
GenusDienia
Scientific name with authorshipDienia ophrydis (J.Koenig) Seidenf.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anaphora liparioides Gagnep.Corymborkis latifolia (Sm.) M.R.AlmeidaCrepidium ophrydis (J.Koenig) M.A.Clem. & D.L.JonesDienia congesta Lindl.Dienia curranii (Ames) M.A.Clem. & D.L.JonesDienia fusca Lindl.Dienia latifolia (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.JonesDienia montana (Blume) M.A.Clem. & D.L.JonesEpidendrum ophrydis J.KoenigGastroglottis latifolia (Sm.) Szlach.Gastroglottis montana BlumeGastroglottis ophrydis (J.Koenig) A.N.RaoGlossochilopsis carnosula (Rolfe ex Downie) Szlach. & Marg.Gyrostachys plantaginea (Spreng.) KuntzeLiparis bernaysii (F.Muell.) F.M.BaileyLiparis krempfii Gagnep.Liparis turfosa Gagnep.Malaxis carnosula (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & SmitinandMalaxis congesta (Lindl.) DebMalaxis curranii AmesMalaxis kizanensis (Masam.) Hatus.Malaxis kizanensis (Masam.) S.S.YingMalaxis kizanensis (Masam.) S.Y.HuMalaxis latifolia Sm.Malaxis latifolia subsp. nana S.S.YingMalaxis latifolia var. nana S.S.YingMalaxis ophrydis (J.Koenig) OrmerodMalaxis parvissima S.Y.Hu & BarrettoMalaxis plicata Roxb.Malaxis vietnamensis T.B.Nguyen & D.H.DuongMicrostylis bernaysii F.Muell.Microstylis carnosula RolfeMicrostylis carnosula Rolfe ex DownieMicrostylis congesta (Lindl.) Rchb.f.Microstylis dalatensis GuillauminMicrostylis fusca (Lindl.) Rchb.f.Microstylis ishigakensis OhwiMicrostylis kizanensis Masam.Microstylis latifolia (Sm.) J.J.Sm.Microstylis trilobulata KurzMicrostylis trilobulata Kurz ex N.E.Br.Neottia plantaginea D.DonSpiranthes plantaginea Spreng.
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 identifier999823-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.