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
OrderPandanales
FamilyPandanaceae
GenusPandanus
Scientific name with authorshipPandanus utilis Bory
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hasskarlia globosa (Hassk.) Walp.Marquartia globosa Hassk.Pandanus candelabrum Hook., 1857Pandanus distichus Anon.Pandanus elegantissimus J.J.VeitchPandanus flabelliformis CarrièrePandanus maritimus ThouarsPandanus mauritianus Lem.Pandanus nudus ThouarsPandanus odoratissimus EggersPandanus odoratissimus Jacq.Pandanus sativus ThouarsPandanus spurius Miq.Pandanus utilis hort.Pandanus utilis hort. ex H.Wendl.Pandanus utilis subsp. stephanocarpaPandanus utilis var. stephanocarpa (Gaudich.) Brongn.Pandanus vacqua Carmich.Pandanus vacqua Carmich. ex Balf.f.Vinsonia consanguinea Gaudich.Vinsonia consanguinea Gaudich. ex Balf.f.Vinsonia macrostigma Gaudich.Vinsonia macrostigma Gaudich. ex Balf.f.Vinsonia media Gaudich.Vinsonia media Gaudich. ex Balf.f.Vinsonia propinqua Gaudich.Vinsonia propinqua Gaudich. ex Balf.f.Vinsonia stephanocarpa Gaudich.Vinsonia striata Gaudich.Vinsonia striata Gaudich. ex Balf.f.Vinsonia thouarsii Gaudich.Vinsonia thouarsii Gaudich. ex Balf.f.Vinsonia utilis Gaudich.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier671595-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.