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Centaurium pulchellum

Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Hayek ex Hand.-Mazz., Stadlm., Janch. & Faltis

Also indexed aslesser centauryslender centauryBar i etheveBranched CentauryCanri LeiafCentauro eleganteCenturia czerwonaDverggylden
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusCentaurium
Use categories1
Linked notes3

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
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusCentaurium
Scientific name with authorshipCentaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Hayek ex Hand.-Mazz., Stadlm., Janch. & Faltis

Indexed scientific synonyms

Centaurion pulchellum (Sw.) Druce, 1898Centaurion pulchellum (Sw.) HayekCentaurion pulchellum (Sw.) Hayek ex Hand.-Mazz., Stadlm., Janch. & Faltis, 1906Centaurium morierei (Corb.) Ronniger, 1916Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) E.H.L.KrauseCentaurium pulchellum var. pulchellumEryhtraea morierei Corb.Erythraea balearica SennenErythraea candelabrum Lindb.Erythraea caspica Fisch., 1838Erythraea centauroides Griseb.Erythraea meyerae BungeErythraea pulchella var. simplex BeckerErythraea pyrenaica Rich. ex Pers.Erythrea pulchella (Sw.) Fr.

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier366702-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Centaurium pulchellum.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.