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
GenusPolyscias
Scientific name with authorshipPolyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aralia guilfoylei W.BullAralia laciniata (Rob.) RafarinAralia maculata W.BullAralia monstrosa B.S.WilliamsAralia monstrosa Truff.Nothopanax fruticosus subsp. victoriae (W.Bull) Merr.Nothopanax fruticosus var. victoriae (W.Bull ex T.Moore & Mast.) Merr.Nothopanax guilfoylei (W.Bull) Merr.Panax guilfoylei (W.Bull) Cogn. & MarchalPanax laciniatus B.S.WilliamsPanax laciniatus B.S.Williams ex W.RichardsPanax laciniatus Rob.Panax victoriae Barb.Rodr.Panax victoriae W.BullPolyscias guilfoylei subsp. laciniata (B.S.Williams ex W.Richards) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylei subsp. monstrosa (B.S.Williams) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylei subsp. victoriae (W.Bull) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylei var. laciniata (Rob.) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylei var. monstrosa (B.S.Williams) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylei var. victoriae (W.Bull ex T.Moore & Mast.) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylii var. laciniata (B.S.Williams ex W.Richards) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylii var. monstrosa (B.S.Williams) L.H.BaileyPolyscias guilfoylii var. victoriae (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Poison reported
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 identifier91773-1
Use codesEU HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.