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 mas L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cornus erythrocarpa St.-Lag.Cornus flava Steud.Cornus homerica BubaniCornus mas f. alba (Weston) RehderCornus mas f. albocarpa C.K.Schneid.Cornus mas f. andrzejowskii WierdakCornus mas f. aurea C.K.Schneid.Cornus mas f. aurea-elegantissima (T.Moore) SchelleCornus mas f. conica Jovan.Cornus mas f. elegantissima G.NicholsonCornus mas f. flava (Weston) RehderCornus mas f. luteocarpa C.K.Schneid.Cornus mas f. luteocarpa C.K.Schneid. ex WangerinCornus mas f. macrocarpa DippelCornus mas f. macrocarpa SanadzeCornus mas f. microcarpa SanadzeCornus mas f. nana (Carrière) C.K.Schneid.Cornus mas f. oxycarpa Jovan.Cornus mas f. polonica WierdakCornus mas f. pyriformis SanadzeCornus mas f. variegata (Loudon) G.NicholsonCornus mas var. alba WestonCornus mas var. albocarpa (C.K.Schneid.) BeanCornus mas var. aurea-elegantissima (T.Moore) CarrièreCornus mas var. flava WestonCornus mas var. macrocarpa (Dippel) SchelleCornus mas var. nana CarrièreCornus mas var. oblongifolia Jovan.Cornus mas var. pyriformis SanadzeCornus mas var. sphaerocarpa Cretz.Cornus mas var. variegata LoudonCornus mas var. xanthocarpa BeanCornus mascula L.Cornus mascula var. aurea-elegantissima T.MooreCornus mascula var. aurea-elegantissima VanGeertCornus nudiflora Dumort.Cornus praecox StokesCornus vernalis Salisb.Eukrania mascula (L.) Merr.Macrocarpium mas (L.) Nakai
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier271612-1
Use codesEU HF 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.