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botanical illustration of Hedyotis lawsoniae, Hedyotis lawsoniae

botanical record · discovered

Hedyotis lawsoniae

Hedyotis lawsoniae

no alternate common names documented

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETULIN, BETULINIC-AICD

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rubiaceae

Scientific name: Hedyotis lawsoniae

Common names: not documented

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Studies on the constituents of medicinal and related plants in Sri Lanka. III. Novel sesquilignans from Hedyotis lawsoniae. · 1985 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • BETULIN
  • BETULINIC-AICD

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

Hedyotis lawsoniae
Hedyotis lawsoniae · art:Rungiah ; text:Robert Wight

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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