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
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusArbutus
Scientific name with authorshipArbutus unedo L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arbutus cassinifolia Steud.Arbutus crispa Hoffmanns.Arbutus croomii Anon.Arbutus croomii Hort.Arbutus integrifolia SimsArbutus intermedia Heldr.Arbutus intermedia Heldr. ex NymanArbutus laurifolia L.fil.Arbutus microphylla Anon.Arbutus nothocomaros Heldr.Arbutus nothocomaros Heldr. ex NymanArbutus procumbens KlukArbutus procumbens Kluk ex BesserArbutus salicifolia CelsArbutus salicifolia Cels ex Hoffmanns.Arbutus serratifolia Salisb.Arbutus turbinata Pers.Arbutus turbinata Pers. ex Rchb.Arbutus unedo f. crispa (DC.) Braun-Blanq.Arbutus unedo f. integrifolia (Sims) Braun-Blanq.Arbutus unedo f. rubra (Aiton) RehderArbutus unedo f. salicifolia (Rouy) Braun-Blanq.Arbutus unedo f. serratifolia (Salisb.) Braun-Blanq.Arbutus unedo f. subcrenata MaireArbutus unedo var. alba W.T.AitonArbutus unedo var. crispa (Hoffmanns.) RouyArbutus unedo var. croomii Anon.Arbutus unedo var. ellipsoidea Aznov.Arbutus unedo var. integerrima SimsArbutus unedo var. integrifolia RouyArbutus unedo var. plena W.T.AitonArbutus unedo var. rubra AitonArbutus unedo var. salicifolia (Cels ex Hoffmanns.) RouyArbutus unedo var. salicifolia RegelArbutus unedo var. serratifolia RouyArbutus unedo var. tangerina PauArbutus unedo var. turbinata Pers.Arbutus vulgaris BubaniUnedo edulis Hoffmanns. & LinkUnedo globosa Jord.Unedo oviformis Jord.
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 identifier326526-1
Use codesEU HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.