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
OrderCornales
FamilyCornaceae
GenusCornus
Scientific name with authorshipCornus alba L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cornus alba f. argenteomarginata (Rehder) SchelleCornus alba f. gouchaultii (Carrière) RehderCornus alba f. rosenthalii Schwer.Cornus alba f. sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) GeerinckCornus alba f. spaethii (Späth) SchelleCornus alba subsp. tatarica (Mill.) WangerinCornus alba var. albomarginata Burv.Cornus alba var. argenteomarginata RehderCornus alba var. gouchaultii (Carrière) RehderCornus alba var. kesselringii (E.Wolf) RehderCornus alba var. marginata G.PaulCornus alba var. rutokensis Miyabe & T.MiyakeCornus alba var. sibirica Lodd.Cornus alba var. sibirica Lodd. ex LoudonCornus alba var. spaethii SpäthCornus dichotoma Raf.Cornus hessei KoehneCornus mas var. nana DippelCornus pumila KoehneCornus purpurea TauschCornus sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) LoudonCornus sibirica Lodd.Cornus sibirica Lodd. ex G.DonCornus sibirica var. aurea-spaethii PynaertCornus sibirica var. gouchaultii CarrièreCornus sibirica var. kesselringii E.WolfCornus spaethii G.NicholsonCornus subumbellata KomatsuCornus tartarica Mill.Cornus tatarica Mill.Cornus tatarica var. sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) KoehneSvida alba (L.) OpizSwida alba (L.) OpizSwida alba var. argenteomarginata (Rehder) MoldenkeSwida alba var. sibirica (Lodd. ex Loudon) P.D.SellSwida hessei (Koehne) SojákSwida pumila (Koehne) SojákSwida subumbellata (Komatsu) HolubThelycrania alba (L.) Pojark.
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 identifier330224-2
Use codesEU 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.