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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCoreopsis
Scientific name with authorshipCoreopsis tinctoria Nutt.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bidens atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindl.) Banfi, Galasso & BartolucciBidens tinctoria (Nutt.) Baill.Bidens tinctoria (Nutt.) E.H.L.KrauseBidens tinctoria (Nutt.) SennikovCalliopsis atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindl.) Hook.Calliopsis atropurpurea Steud.Calliopsis bicolor Rchb.Calliopsis bicolor f. speciosa T.MooreCalliopsis bicolor f. tubulosa T.MooreCalliopsis bicolor var. nana T.MooreCalliopsis cardaminefolia DC.Calliopsis cardaminifolia DC.Calliopsis marmorataCalliopsis tinctoria (Nutt.) DC.Coreopsis atkinsoniana Douglas ex Lindl.Coreopsis atkinsoniana Douglas, 1830Coreopsis bicolor (Rchb.) BosseCoreopsis bicolor (Rchb.) Bosse ex Buchenau, 1852Coreopsis bicolor Rchb., 1833Coreopsis cardaminefolia (DC.) Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis cardaminefolia subsp. cardaminefoliaCoreopsis cardaminefolia var. angustiloba Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis cardaminefolia var. cardaminefoliaCoreopsis cardaminifolia (DC.) Nutt.Coreopsis cardaminifolia Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis cardaminifolia var. angustiloba Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis cardaminifolia var. cardaminefolia (DC.) Torr. & A.GrayCoreopsis elegans VossCoreopsis marmorataCoreopsis nanaCoreopsis similis F.E.BoyntonCoreopsis stenophylla F.E.BoyntonCoreopsis tinctoria f. atropurpurea (Hook.) FernaldCoreopsis tinctoria f. tinctoriaCoreopsis tinctoria subsp. atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindl.) H.M.ParkerCoreopsis tinctoria subsp. atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindl.) H.M.Parker ex E.B.Sm.Coreopsis tinctoria subsp. atropurpurea (Hook.) FernaldCoreopsis tinctoria subsp. imminuta SherffCoreopsis tinctoria subsp. similis (F.E.Boynton) H.M.ParkerCoreopsis tinctoria subsp. similis (F.E.Boynton) H.M.Parker ex E.B.Sm.Coreopsis tinctoria subsp. tinctoriaCoreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana (Douglas ex Lindl.) H.M.Parker ex E.B.Sm.Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana (Douglas) H.M.ParkerCoreopsis tinctoria var. atropurpurea Hook.Coreopsis tinctoria var. imminuata SherffCoreopsis tinctoria var. similis (F.E.Boynton) H.M.ParkerCoreopsis tinctoria var. similis (F.E.Boynton) H.M.Parker ex E.B.Sm.Diplosastera tinctoria (Nutt.) Tausch
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Social use
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 identifier198219-1
Use codesEU HF ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.