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Flagellaria indica

Flagellaria indica L.

Also indexed asSupplejackBangarnguisBangerenguisBush CaneFalse RattanFlagellaire d'IndeFlagellaire d'Inde, Jolilave, Olivave, OvivaveHell Tail
FamilyFlagellariaceae
GenusFlagellaria
Use categories8
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
OrderPoales
FamilyFlagellariaceae
GenusFlagellaria
Scientific name with authorshipFlagellaria indica L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Flagellaria angustifolia Wall.Flagellaria catenata Lour.Flagellaria catenata Lour. ex B.A.GomesFlagellaria catenata Lour. ex Gomes Mach.Flagellaria indica subsp. gracilicaulis F.M.BaileyFlagellaria indica subsp. minor Hook.f.Flagellaria indica var. australiensis Wepfer & H.P.LinderFlagellaria indica var. bifurcata Wepfer & H.P.LinderFlagellaria indica var. borneensis Wepfer & H.P.LinderFlagellaria indica var. glauca BojerFlagellaria indica var. gracilicaulis F.M.BaileyFlagellaria indica var. gracilis H.PerrierFlagellaria indica var. gracilis H.Perrier ex Wepfer & H.P.LinderFlagellaria indica var. minor (Blume) Hook.f.Flagellaria loureiroi Steud.Flagellaria minor BlumeFlagellaria philippinensis Elmer

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier366164-1
Use codesAF EU HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.