Eurycoma
E588788
Eurycoma is a small genus of tropical flowering plants, best known for species like Eurycoma longifolia (tongkat ali), whose roots are widely used in traditional medicine as a tonic and aphrodisiac.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eurycoma longifolia | 0 |
| Eurycoma apiculata | 0 |
| Eurycoma harmandiana | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName |
longjack
ⓘ
tongkat ali ⓘ |
| family |
Simaroubaceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simaroubaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus |
Eurycoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurycoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurycoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBioactiveCompounds |
alkaloids
ⓘ
quassinoids ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Eurycoma apiculata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eurycoma harmandiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Eurycoma longifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeSpecies | Eurycoma longifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFloweringPlantGenus | true ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
aphrodisiac properties
ⓘ
medicinal roots ⓘ tonic properties ⓘ |
| isTropical |
true
ⓘ
true ⓘ |
| isUsedInTraditionalMedicine | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Indonesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partUsed | root ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aphrodisiac
ⓘ
tonic ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
general vitality in traditional medicine
ⓘ
male sexual health in traditional medicine ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.