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Anchusa azurea

Anchusa azurea Mill.

Also indexed asBlauwe ossentongBlommeBuglosse d'Italie, Buglosse azuréeGarden AnchusaGarden Anchusa (EN); Lengua de buey (ES)Italian alkanetItalian buglossItalienische Ochsenzunge
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusAnchusa
Use categories5
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusAnchusa
Scientific name with authorshipAnchusa azurea Mill.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Anchusa amoena J.F.Gmel.Anchusa azurea var. kurdica (Gusul.) D.F.Chamb.Anchusa azurea var. lucida (Vitman) GamsAnchusa azurea var. macrocarpa (Boiss. & Hohen.) D.F.Chamb.Anchusa azurea var. macrophylla (Lam.) Sauvage & VindtAnchusa biceps VestAnchusa italica Retz.Anchusa italica var. angustifolia St.-Lag.Anchusa italica var. azurea (Mill.) RouyAnchusa italica var. grandiflora Jekyll & E.T.CookAnchusa italica var. kurdica Gusul.Anchusa italica var. macrocarpa (Boiss. & Hohen.) Gusul.Anchusa italica var. paniculata (Aiton) RouyAnchusa lucida VitmanAnchusa macrocarpa Boiss. & Hohen.Anchusa macrophylla Lam.Anchusa officinalis GouanAnchusa paniculata AitonBuglossum amoenum Gaertn.Buglossum caeruleum Pers.Buglossum elatum MoenchBuglossum italicum (Retz.) TauschBuglossum paniculatum (Aiton) TauschBuglossum vulgare Tausch

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
Material

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

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier113203-1
Use codesEU HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

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.