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
GenusComastoma
Scientific name with authorshipComastoma tenellum (Rottb.) Toyok.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amarella monantha (A.Nelson) Rydb.Amarella tenella Cockerell, 1906Cicendia glacialis (Vill.) Raf.Cicendia tenella (Rottb.) Raf.Comastoma boreale (Bunge) T.N.HoComastoma boreale (Bunge) T.N.Ho ex OmerComastoma dichotomum (Pall.) HolubEyrythalia dichotoma (Pall.) Bercht. & J.PreslEyrythalia glacialis (Vill.) Bercht. & J.PreslEyrythalia nana Borkh.Eyrythalia pedunculata D.DonEyrythalia tenella (Rottb.) H.BuekGentiana borealis BungeGentiana dichotoma Pall.Gentiana fimbriata VitmanGentiana glacialis E.ThomasGentiana glacialis E.Thomas ex Vill.Gentiana islandica JoanneiGentiana islandica Joannei ex Schult.Gentiana koenigii GunnerusGentiana monantha A.NelsonGentiana nivalis Poir.Gentiana oederi Sol.Gentiana oederi Sol. ex Bab.Gentiana tenella Rottb.Gentiana tenella f. alba J.Rousseau & RaymondGentiana tenella var. monantha (A.Nelson) J.RousseauGentiana tenella var. occidentalis J.Rousseau & RaymondGentiana tetragona RothGentiana tristriata Turcz.Gentianella dichotoma (Pall.) Harry Sm.Gentianella dichotoma (Pall.) Harry Sm. ex S.NilssonGentianella tenella (Rottb.) BörnerGentianella tenella (Rottb.) Harry Sm.Gentianella tenella subsp. pribilofii J.M.GillettGentianella tenella var. pribilofii J.M.GillettHeteroclita dichotoma (Pall.) Raf.Hippion dichotomum (Pall.) F.W.SchmidtHippion islandicum F.W.SchmidtHippion longepedunculatum F.W.Schmidt, 1796Hippion longipedunculatum F.W.SchmidtHippion nanum F.W.SchmidtHippion tenellum (Rottb.) F.W.SchmidtLexipyretum tenellum (Rottb.) DulacLomatogonium tenellum (Rottb.) Á.Löve & D.LöveMonosteria dichotoma (Pall.) Raf.
Documented use categories
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 identifier63775-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.