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
OrderFagales
FamilyBetulaceae
GenusCorylus
Scientific name with authorshipCorylus maxima Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Corylus arborescens G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.Corylus atropurpurea BoothCorylus avellana var. alba AitonCorylus avellana var. purpurea LoudonCorylus avellana var. rubra (Borkh.) Lam.Corylus avellana var. rubra AitonCorylus avellana var. tubulosa LoudonCorylus avellana var. viminalis HenrikssonCorylus balcana P.D.SellCorylus balcana f. atropurpurea P.D.SellCorylus intermedia Fingerh.Corylus maxima f. atropurpurea (Booth) DippelCorylus maxima f. atropurpurea DochnahlCorylus maxima f. purpurea (Loudon) C.K.Schneid.Corylus maxima f. purpurea (Loudon) RehderCorylus maxima var. alba (Aiton) C.K.Schneid.Corylus maxima var. atropurpurea T.W.SandersCorylus maxima var. purpurea (Loudon) RehderCorylus maxima var. rubra (Aiton) C.K.Schneid.Corylus purpurea A.DC.Corylus purpurea DochnahlCorylus rubra (Aiton) Borkh.Corylus sativa Poit. & TurpinCorylus tubulosa Willd.Corylus tubulosa subsp. purpurea (Loudon) Audib.Corylus tubulosa subsp. purpurea (Loudon) Audib. ex Mouill.Corylus tubulosa var. atropurpurea (Booth) A.DC.Corylus tubulosa var. colurna RissoCorylus tubulosa var. oblonga RissoCorylus tubulosa var. purpurea (Loudon) SpachCorylus tubulosa var. rubra RissoLopima alba (Aiton) DochnahlLopima amygdalacca DochnahlLopima anglicana DochnahlLopima atropurpurea (Booth) DochnahlLopima caesia DochnahlLopima downtonensis DochnahlLopima hempelii DochnahlLopima hispanica DochnahlLopima rubra DochnahlLopima vittata Dochnahl
Documented use categories
Medicine
Gene source
Crop wild relative
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 identifier295467-1
Use codesGS ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.