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Alphitonia excelsa
Alphitonia excelsa
Cooper's-wood · Red ash · leather-jacket · mountain-ash · pink-almond · red tweedie · red-almond · red-ash · soaptree · white-myrtle · whiteleaf
At a glance
Origin / distribution: IN, PG, US
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: BETULIN, BETULINIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Rhamnaceae
Scientific name: Alphitonia excelsa
Common names: Cooper's-wood, Red ash, leather-jacket, mountain-ash, pink-almond, red tweedie, red-almond, red-ash, soaptree, white-myrtle, whiteleaf
POWO: 716620-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in IN, PG, US.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- IN
- PG
- US
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULIN
- BETULINIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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