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Enriched botanical record

Cornus amomum

Cornus amomum Mill.

Also indexed assilky dogwoodred willowsilky cornelkinnikinnicksquawbushCornouiller odorantKinnikinnikRed-willow
FamilyCornaceae
GenusCornus
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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 amomum Mill.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cornus amomum subsp. amomumCornus amomum var. amomumCornus amomum var. schuetzeana (C.A.Mey.) RickettCornus atrata Raf.Cornus caerulea Lam.Cornus coerulea Lam.Cornus cyanocarpus MoenchCornus cyanocarpus var. albescens Farw.Cornus ferruginea Lam.Cornus ferulacea Jacq.Cornus ferulacea Jacq. ex Roem. & Schult.Cornus ferulifolia NoccaCornus ignorata K.KochCornus lanuginosa Michx.Cornus mexicana CarrièreCornus minor Steud.Cornus oblongifolia Raf.Cornus oblongifolia Raf. ex DC.Cornus polygama Raf.Cornus rubiginosa Ehrh.Cornus sericea var. schuetzeana C.A.Mey.Swida amomum (Mill.) SmallSwida amomum var. schuetzeana (C.A.Mey.) A.HainesThelycrania amomum (Mill.) 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 identifier66085-2
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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Cornus amomum.

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