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 sagittata Borkh.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Atriplex acuminata Waldst. & Kit.Atriplex acuminata f. integrifolia (Peterm.) SoóAtriplex acuminata f. orbicularis (Beck) SoóAtriplex acuminata f. parvibracteata (Zapal) SoóAtriplex acuminata f. roseocarpa PriszterAtriplex acuminata f. subsimplex (Beck) SoóAtriplex acuminata f. unicolor (Beck) SoóAtriplex argentea Pall.Atriplex argentea Pall. ex Steud.Atriplex hermanniae WillemetAtriplex hermannii WillemetAtriplex hortensis subsp. nitens (Schkuhr) E.PonsAtriplex lucida Desf.Atriplex lucida Desf. ex Mert. & W.D.J.KochAtriplex micrantha Kar. & Kir.Atriplex nitens SchkuhrAtriplex nitens f. integrifolia Peterm.Atriplex nitens f. macrophylla Zapal.Atriplex nitens f. orbicularis BeckAtriplex nitens f. parvibracteata Zapal.Atriplex nitens f. roseocarpa PriszterAtriplex nitens f. subintegra Zapal.Atriplex nitens f. sublobata Zapal.Atriplex nitens f. subsimplex BeckAtriplex nitens f. virens Zapal.Atriplex nitens subsp. orbicularis BeckAtriplex nitens subsp. subsimplex BeckAtriplex nitens var. grandibractea Zapal.Atriplex nitens var. parvibractea Zapal.Atriplex nova Winterl, 1788Atriplex viridis Moq.Chenopodium nitens (Schkuhr) E.H.L.KrauseObione acuminata (Waldst. & Kit.) S.C.Sand. & G.L.Chu
Documented use categories
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 identifier164128-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.