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
GenusEulophia
Scientific name with authorshipEulophia speciosa (R.Br.) Bolus
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cymbidium giganteum (L.f.) Sw.Cyrtopera gigantea (L.f.) Lindl.Epidendrum giganteum (L.f.) Poir.Eulophia austrooccidentalis SölchEulophia brevisepala (Rendle) Summerh.Eulophia caloptera (Rchb.f.) Summerh.Eulophia dispersa N.E.Br.Eulophia homblei (De Wild.) ButzinEulophia leucantha (Kraenzl.) SölchEulophia sapinii De Wild.Eulophia sapinii DeWild.Eulophia speciosa var. culveri Schltr.Eulophia volkensii (Rolfe) ButzinEulophia wakefieldii (Rchb.f. & S.Moore) Summerh.Limodorum giganteum (L.f.) Thunb.Lissochilus brevisepalus RendleLissochilus calopterus Rchb.f.Lissochilus dispersus (N.E.Br.) RolfeLissochilus hereroensis Kraenzl.Lissochilus homblei De Wild.Lissochilus homblei DeWild.Lissochilus leucanthus Kraenzl.Lissochilus rendlei RolfeLissochilus sapinii De Wild.Lissochilus sapinii DeWild.Lissochilus speciosus R.Br.Lissochilus speciosus var. culveri (Schltr.) RolfeLissochilus volkensii RolfeLissochilus wakefieldii Rchb.f. & S.MooreSatyrium giganteum L.f.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier634928-1
Use codesAF EU ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.