Skimmia

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison

Science studied: AULENE, CITRAL, CITRONELLYL-FORMATE, EO

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Rutaceae

Scientific name: Skimmia arborescens

Common names: Skimmia, 乔木茵芋, 茵芋, 龙老根

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Poison

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

• [Coumarins from Skimmia arborescens and its anti-inflammatory effect]. · 2012 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• AULENE
• CITRAL
• CITRONELLYL-FORMATE
• EO
• FAT
• GERANIOL
• ISOPIMPINELLIN
• LINALOOL
• LINALYL-ACETATE
• LINOLENIC-ACID
• LUPENONE
• LUPEOL
• MYRCENE
• NEROL
• PALMITIC-ACID
• PALMITOLEIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.