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
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusApocynum
Scientific name with authorshipApocynum cannabinum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Apocynum album GreeneApocynum album var. hypericifolium A.GrayApocynum angustifolium WootonApocynum arenarium GreeneApocynum bebbianum GreeneApocynum bolanderi GreeneApocynum breweri GreeneApocynum canadense ShecutApocynum cannabinum f. arenarium (Greene) B.BoivinApocynum cannabinum f. pennsilvanicum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum f. pubescens (Mitch. ex R.Br.) VossApocynum cannabinum subsp. cordigerum (Greene) Á.Löve & D.LöveApocynum cannabinum var. album (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. album (Greene) F.C.GatesApocynum cannabinum var. angustifolium N.H.HolmgrenApocynum cannabinum var. bolanderi (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. cannabinumApocynum cannabinum var. estellinum (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. floribundum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. glaberrimum A.DC.Apocynum cannabinum var. greeneanum (Bég. & Belosersky) WoodsonApocynum cannabinum var. hypericifolium (Aiton) A.GrayApocynum cannabinum var. incanum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. isophyllum (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. lanceolatum Durand & Hilg.Apocynum cannabinum var. nemorale (G.S.Mill.) FernaldApocynum cannabinum var. oliganthum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. palustre Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. puberulum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. pubescens (Mitch. ex R.Br.) A.DC.Apocynum cannabinum var. suksdorfii (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum cannabinum var. typicum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum carolinii Nieuwl.Apocynum cervinum GreeneApocynum cinereum Nieuwl.Apocynum cordigerum GreeneApocynum cuspidatum GreeneApocynum cuspidatum Greene ex Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum densiflorum GreeneApocynum dictyotum GreeneApocynum dimidiatum Raf.Apocynum estellinum GreeneApocynum farwellii GreeneApocynum farwellii Greene & Dusén ex MalmeApocynum farwellii f. anomalum Farw.Apocynum farwellii f. ternarium Farw.Apocynum farwellii f. verticillare Farw.Apocynum farwellii var. glaucum Farw.Apocynum greeneanum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium AitonApocynum hypericifolium f. arenarium (Greene) F.C.GatesApocynum hypericifolium var. angustifolium Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium var. cordigerum (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium var. farwellii (Greene) WoodsonApocynum hypericifolium var. intermedium Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium var. myrianthum (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium var. nevadense (Goodd.) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium var. oblongum (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium var. salignum (Greene) Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum hypericifolium var. typicum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum isophyllum GreeneApocynum ithacense GreeneApocynum laurinum GreeneApocynum littorale GreeneApocynum longifolium GreeneApocynum macounii GreeneApocynum macounii Greene ex Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum missouriense GreeneApocynum myrianthum GreeneApocynum nemorale G.S.Mill.Apocynum neogeum Bég. & BeloserskyApocynum nevadense Goodd.Apocynum oblongum GreeneApocynum oliganthum GreeneApocynum palustre GreeneApocynum piscatorium DouglasApocynum piscatorium Douglas ex A.DC.Apocynum platyphyllum GreeneApocynum procerum GreeneApocynum pseudolaurinum var. dubium Bég. & Belosersky, 1913Apocynum pubescens Mitch.Apocynum pubescens Mitch. ex R.Br.Apocynum purpureum TauschApocynum salignum GreeneApocynum sibericum var. cordigerum (Greene) FernaldApocynum sibiricum Jacq.Apocynum sibiricum f. arenarium (Greene) FernaldApocynum sibiricum var. cordigerum (Greene) FernaldApocynum sibiricum var. farwellii (Greene) WoodsonApocynum sibiricum var. salignum (Greene) FernaldApocynum subuligerum GreeneApocynum suksdorfii GreeneApocynum suksdorfii var. angustifolium (Bég. & Belosersky) WoodsonApocynum suksdorfii var. typicum GreeneApocynum suskdorfii GreeneApocynum thermale GreeneApocynum tomentulosum Nieuwl.Apocynum venetum A.DC.Cynopaema cannabinum (L.) LunellCynopaema hypericifolium (Aiton) Lunell
Documented use categories
Medicine
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier16527-2
Use codesMA ME PO
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.