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
FamilyFagaceae
GenusCastanea
Scientific name with authorshipCastanea pumila (L.) Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Castanea alnifolia Nutt.Castanea alnifolia subsp. floridana (Sarg.) A.E.MurrayCastanea alnifolia var. floridana Sarg.Castanea alnifolia var. pubescens Nutt.Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw.Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. ex AsheCastanea chincapin K.KochCastanea floridana (Sarg.) AsheCastanea floridana var. angustifolia (Ashe) AsheCastanea floridana var. arcuata (Ashe) AsheCastanea floridana var. margaretiae (Ashe) AsheCastanea floridana var. margaretta (Ashe) AsheCastanea margaretiae (Ashe) AsheCastanea margaretiae var. angustifolia AsheCastanea margaretiae var. arcuata AsheCastanea margaretta (Ashe) AsheCastanea margaretta var. angustifolia AsheCastanea margaretta var. arcuata AsheCastanea nana ElliottCastanea nana Muhl.Castanea paucispina AsheCastanea pumila subsp. ashei (Sudw.) A.E.MurrayCastanea pumila var. ashei Sudw.Castanea pumila var. fulva Raf.Castanea pumila var. margaretiae AsheCastanea pumila var. margaretta AsheCastanea pumila var. nana (Muhl.) A.DC.Castanea pumila var. pumilaFagus nana Du RoiFagus nana Du Roi ex Steud.Fagus pumila L.Fagus pumila var. serotina Walter
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier30006331-2
Use codesEU GS 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.