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
OrderFagales
FamilyBetulaceae
GenusCarpinus
Scientific name with authorshipCarpinus betulus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carpinus betulus f. albovariegata C.K.Schneid.Carpinus betulus f. aureovariegata C.K.Schneid.Carpinus betulus f. columnaris (Beissn.) SpähCarpinus betulus f. columnaris (Beissn.) SpäthCarpinus betulus f. columnaris (Beissn.) Späth ex SchelleCarpinus betulus f. cucullata H.J.P.Winkl.Carpinus betulus f. fastigiata (G.Nicholson) SchelleCarpinus betulus f. horizontalis Simon-LouisCarpinus betulus f. incisa (Aiton) C.K.Schneid.Carpinus betulus f. incisa AitonCarpinus betulus f. obtusifolia Petz. & G.Kirchn.Carpinus betulus f. pendula (H.Masse) G.Kirchn.Carpinus betulus f. pendula (Massé) H.J.P.Winkl.Carpinus betulus f. purpurea DippelCarpinus betulus f. purpurea K.KochCarpinus betulus f. pyramidalis DippelCarpinus betulus f. quercifolia (A.DC.) C.K.Schneid.Carpinus betulus f. quercifolia Desf.Carpinus betulus f. variegata DippelCarpinus betulus subsp. carpinizza (Kil.) O.SchwarzCarpinus betulus subsp. serrata (Beck) O.SchwarzCarpinus betulus var. carpinizza (Kil.) Neilr.Carpinus betulus var. carpinizza (Kil.) NymanCarpinus betulus var. columnaris Beissn.Carpinus betulus var. fastigiata G.NicholsonCarpinus betulus var. fastigiata JaegerCarpinus betulus var. incisa AitonCarpinus betulus var. obtusifolia G.Kirchn.Carpinus betulus var. pendula (Massé) G.Kirchn.Carpinus betulus var. provincialis GayCarpinus betulus var. provincialis Gay ex Gren. & Godr.Carpinus betulus var. quercifolia (Desf.) TzvelevCarpinus betulus var. quercifolia A.DC.Carpinus betulus var. quercifolia Desf.Carpinus betulus var. serrata BeckCarpinus betulus var. typica KoehneCarpinus carpinizza Host, 1831Carpinus carpinizza Kil.Carpinus caucasica Grossh.Carpinus causasica GrosshCarpinus compressus Gilib.Carpinus incisa (Aiton) Borkh., 1803Carpinus intermedia Wierzb.Carpinus intermedia Wierzb. ex Rchb.Carpinus nervata DulacCarpinus pendula MasséCarpinus quercifolia Desf.Carpinus quercifolia Desf. ex Steud.Carpinus sepium Lam.Carpinus ulmifolia Salisb.Carpinus ulmifolia St.-Lag.Carpinus ulmoides GrayCarpinus vulgaris Mill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier295248-1
Use codesEU 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.