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 florida L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Benthamia florida (L.) NakaiBenthamidia florida (L.) SpachBenthamidia florida f. pendula (Dippel) H.HaraBenthamidia florida f. pluribracteata (Rehder) H.HaraBenthamidia florida f. rubra (Weston) H.HaraBenthamidia florida f. xanthocarpa (Rehder) H.HaraBenthamidia florida var. pendula (Dippel) MoldenkeBenthamidia florida var. rubra (Weston) MoldenkeBenthamidia florida var. urbiniana (Rose) H.HaraCornus candidissima Mill.Cornus florida f. floridaCornus florida f. pendula (Dippel) SchelleCornus florida f. pluribracteata RehderCornus florida f. purpurea GeerinckCornus florida f. rubra (André) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.Cornus florida f. rubra (Weston) SchelleCornus florida f. xanthocarpa (Rehder) RehderCornus florida subsp. urbiniana (Rose) RickettCornus florida var. floridaCornus florida var. pendula DippelCornus florida var. rosea Carrière & AndréCornus florida var. rubra AndréCornus florida var. rubra WestonCornus florida var. urbiniana (Rose) WangerinCornus florida var. xanthocarpa RehderCornus urbiniana RoseCynoxylon floridum (L.) Britton & ShaferCynoxylon floridum (L.) Raf.Cynoxylon floridum (L.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.Cynoxylon floridum (Linnaeus) SmallCynoxylon floridum var. pendulum (Dippel) MoldenkeCynoxylon floridum var. rubrum (Weston) Moldenke
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 identifier271574-1
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.