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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyAmaranthaceae
GenusAtriplex
Scientific name with authorshipAtriplex halimus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Atriplex halimioides TineoAtriplex halimoides TineoAtriplex halimus f. intermedia (L.Chevall.) MaireAtriplex halimus f. ramosissima (L.Chevall.) MaireAtriplex halimus f. rifea (Sennen & Mauricio) MaireAtriplex halimus f. venosa (L.Chevall.) MaireAtriplex halimus subsp. denticulata Sennen & Pau Exsicc.Atriplex halimus var. argutidens Bornm.Atriplex halimus var. denticulata Sennen & PauAtriplex halimus var. grandifolia Lázaro IbizaAtriplex halimus var. hastulata MaireAtriplex halimus var. intermedia L.Chevall.Atriplex halimus var. ramosissima L.Chevall.Atriplex halimus var. rifaea Sennen & MauricioAtriplex halimus var. rifea Sennen & MauricioAtriplex halimus var. schweinfurthii Boiss.Atriplex halimus var. serrulata (Pau) Alcaraz, Garre & Sánchez-GómezAtriplex halimus var. venosa L.Chevall.Atriplex kataf Ehrenb.Atriplex kataf Ehrenb. ex Boiss.Atriplex parvifolia PauAtriplex salsuginea Sennen & PauAtriplex serrulata PauChenopodium halimus (L.) Thunb.Obione halimus (L.) G.L.ChuSchizotheca halimus (L.) Fourr.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier163845-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.