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
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusChelone
Scientific name with authorshipChelone glabra L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chelone alba MoenchChelone capitata Raf.Chelone chlorantha Pennell & WherryChelone elatior Raf.Chelone glabra f. glabraChelone glabra f. rosea FernaldChelone glabra f. tomentosa (Raf.) PennellChelone glabra f. velutina Pennell & WherryChelone glabra subsp. chlorantha (Pennell & Wherry) PennellChelone glabra subsp. dilatata (Fernald & Wiegand) PennellChelone glabra subsp. elatior (Raf.) PennellChelone glabra subsp. elongata (Pennell & Wherry) PennellChelone glabra subsp. linifolia (Coleman) PennellChelone glabra subsp. ochroleuca (Pennell & Wherry) PennellChelone glabra subsp. typica PennellChelone glabra var. alba Michx.Chelone glabra var. alba Raf.Chelone glabra var. capitata Raf.Chelone glabra var. chlorantha (Pennell & Wherry) Cooperr.Chelone glabra var. dilatata Fernald & WiegandChelone glabra var. elatior (Raf.) T.A.FrickChelone glabra var. elatior Raf.Chelone glabra var. elongata Pennell & WherryChelone glabra var. glabraChelone glabra var. lanceolata Nutt.Chelone glabra var. lanceolata Raf.Chelone glabra var. linifolia ColemanChelone glabra var. maculata Raf.Chelone glabra var. obliquea Raf.Chelone glabra var. ochroleuca Pennell & WherryChelone glabra var. purpurea (Mill.) Michx.Chelone glabra var. purpurea (Mill.) PurshChelone glabra var. purpurea Raf.Chelone glabra var. typica DeamChelone glabra var. typica PennellChelone lanceolata Raf.Chelone linifolia (Coleman) PennellChelone linifolia (Coleman) Pennell ex Rydb.Chelone maculata Raf.Chelone montana (Raf.) Pennell & WherryChelone montana var. elatior (Raf.) Pennell & WherryChelone purpurea Mill.Chelone purpurea Raf.Chlonanthes glabra (L.) Raf.Chlonanthes montana Raf.Chlonanthes tomentosa Raf.Chlonanthus montana Raf.Dysosmon amoenum Raf.
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 identifier274468-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →
!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.