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Hedera rhombea

Hedera rhombea (Miq.) Paul

Also indexed asJapanese ivySongak (Songak ivy)brečtan kosoštvorcovýfuyu-zutajapanischer Efeuki-zutaキヅタフユヅタ
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusHedera
Use categories2
Linked notes0

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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusHedera
Scientific name with authorshipHedera rhombea (Miq.) Paul

Indexed scientific synonyms

Hedera helix f. rhombea Miq.Hedera helix var. japonica LavalléeHedera helix var. rhombea Miq.Hedera helix var. submarginata HibberdHedera japonica PaulHedera japonica ToblerHedera japonica f. variegata (Paul) NakaiHedera japonica subsp. foliis-argenteis CarrièreHedera japonica subsp. foliis-variegatis CarrièreHedera japonica var. variegata PaulHedera pedunculata NakaiHedera rhombea (Miq.) PaulHedera rhombea subsp. foliis-variegatis CarrièreHedera rhombea var. rhombeaHedera rhombea var. variegata (Paul) A.E.SchulzeHedera rhomboidea BeanHedera rhomboidea Bean ex G.NicholsonHedera rhomboidea G.W.JohnsonHedera rhomboidea subsp. obovata Hend. & Andr.Hend.Hedera submarginata (Hibberd) CarrièreHedera tobleri Nakai

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 identifier60453330-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal 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.