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
OrderAsterales
FamilyCampanulaceae
GenusCampanula
Scientific name with authorshipCampanula medium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Campanula bourdiniana Gand.Campanula florida Salisb.Campanula grandiflora Lam.Campanula medium f. alba VossCampanula medium f. caerulea VossCampanula medium f. caesia VossCampanula medium f. calycantha VossCampanula medium f. coerulea VossCampanula medium f. rosea VossCampanula medium f. striata VossCampanula medium subsp. alba VossCampanula medium subsp. bourdiniana (Gand.) NymanCampanula medium subsp. caesia VossCampanula medium subsp. calycantha VossCampanula medium subsp. calycanthema NichollsCampanula medium subsp. coerulea VossCampanula medium subsp. rosea VossCampanula medium subsp. striata VossCampanula medium var. bourdiniana (Gand.) NymanCampanula medium var. calycanthema NichollsCampanula medium var. calycanthema T.MooreMarianthemum grandiflorum Czerw. & L.SchwarzMarianthemum medium (L.) SchurMedium grandiflorum (Lam.) Fourr.Medium grandiflorum SpachRapuntia media (L.) Chevall.Sikorea hortensis Opiz, 1852Sykoraea hortensis OpizTalanelis medium (L.) Raf.Viola marina Bailly
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier140670-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.