Botanical identity
A pungent culinary bulb used in foods, vinegars, honeys and fermented preparations.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
Scientific name with authorshipAllium sativum L.
Curated parts indexedBulb
Indexed scientific synonyms
Allium arenarium SadlerAllium arenarium Sadler ex Rchb.Allium controversum Schrad.Allium controversum Schrad. ex Willd.Allium longicuspis RegelAllium ophioscorodon LinkAllium pekinense Prokh.Allium sativum f. asiae-mediae KazakovaAllium sativum f. pekinense (Prokh.) MakinoAllium sativum f. sagittatum KazakovaAllium sativum f. vulgare KazakovaAllium sativum subsp. asiae-mediae KazakovaAllium sativum subsp. controversum (Schrad. ex Willd.) K.Richt.Allium sativum subsp. ophioscorodon (Link) DöllAllium sativum subsp. ophioscorodon (Link) Schübl. & G.MartensAllium sativum subsp. pekinense (Prokh.) F.Maek.Allium sativum subsp. sagittatumAllium sativum subsp. sativumAllium sativum subsp. subrotundum (Gren. & Godr.) K.Richt.Allium sativum subsp. vulgareAllium sativum var. controversum (Schrad. ex Willd.) NymanAllium sativum var. controversum (Schrad. ex Willd.) RegelAllium sativum var. ophioscorodon (Link) DöllAllium sativum var. pekinense (Prokh.) F.Maek.Allium sativum var. subrotundum Gren. & Godr.Allium sativum var. vulgare DöllAllium scorodoprasum subsp. viviparum (Regel) K.Richt.Allium scorodoprasum var. multibulbillosum Y.N.LeeAllium scorodoprasum var. viviparum RegelPorrum ophioscorodon (Link) Rchb.Porrum sativum (L.) Rchb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Traditional and practical context
Traditional and practical context is preparation-specific. A documented use category is not proof of clinical effectiveness.
Evidence boundary
Evidence must be assessed by exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Confirm botanical identity, plant part, route, dose, medicines, allergies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and age before use.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier528796-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.