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
OrderZingiberales
FamilyZingiberaceae
GenusRenealmia
Scientific name with authorshipRenealmia alpinia (Rottb.) Maas
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alpinia bicalyculata Sessé & Moc.Alpinia exaltata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult.Alpinia macrantha Poepp. & Endl.Alpinia paco-secora Jacq., 1809Alpinia pacoseroca Jacq.Alpinia renealmia (Lam.) Sm.Alpinia tubulata Ker Gawl.Alpinia tubulata KerGawl.Amomum alpinia Rottb.Amomum renealmia Lam.Amomum repens Lam.Catimbium exaltatum (L.f.) J.St.-Hil.Ethanium bracteosum (Griseb.) KuntzeEthanium exaltatum (L.f.) KuntzeEthanium macranthum (Poepp. & Endl.) KuntzeEthanium pacoseroca (Jacq.) KuntzeGethyra tubulata (Ker Gawl.) SweetPeperidium tubulatum Lindl.Renealmia bracteosa Griseb.Renealmia coelobractea K.Schum.Renealmia exaltata L.f.Renealmia exaltata var. gracilis K.Schum.Renealmia foliosa S.MooreRenealmia goyazensis K.Schum. & Gagnep.Renealmia lativagina J.F.Macbr.Renealmia macrantha (Poepp. & Endl.) Poepp. & Endl.Renealmia occidentalis var. pacoderoca (Jacq.) PetersenRenealmia occidentalis var. pacoseroca (Jacq.) PetersenRenealmia pacoseroca (Jacq.) Horan.Renealmia raja PetersenRenealmia rubroflava K.Schum.Siphotria squamosa Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier218583-2
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.