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botanical illustration of Vismia cayennensis, Vismia cayennensis

botanical record · discovered

Vismia cayennensis

Vismia cayennensis

Black Kiskadee · Kiskadee · La Craie · Lacre · Yellow Wattle (Trinidad & Tobago) · bwa-dat · lacre · lacre-branco · lebi pindya udu, pindya udu · osi epït · siwinyani, suwinyani enekan · suwilanɨ · suwimba, suwimpa

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Clusiaceae

Scientific name: Vismia cayennensis

Common names: Black Kiskadee, Kiskadee, La Craie, Lacre, Yellow Wattle (Trinidad & Tobago), bwa-dat, lacre, lacre-branco, lebi pindya udu, pindya udu, osi epït, siwinyani, suwinyani enekan, suwilanɨ, suwimba, suwimpa

POWO: 434107-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

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

  • Vismiaphenones D-G, new prenylated benzophenones from Vismia cayennensis. · 1999 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • 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

Vismia cayennensis
Vismia cayennensis · Soetjipto Verkuijl

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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  • 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 ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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