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
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusCyclamen
Scientific name with authorshipCyclamen purpurascens Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyclamen aestivum Rchb.Cyclamen breviflorum Jord.Cyclamen clusii Lindl.Cyclamen cordifolium StokesCyclamen coum Rchb.Cyclamen cyclophyllum Jord.Cyclamen deltoideum TauschCyclamen europaeum L.Cyclamen europaeum var. germanicum MerremCyclamen europaeum var. immaculatum HrabetováCyclamen europaeum var. littorale (Sadler ex Rchb.) GuiheneufCyclamen europaeum var. peakianum GuiheneufCyclamen fatrense Halda & SojákCyclamen floridum Salisb.Cyclamen hastatum TauschCyclamen holochlorum Jord.Cyclamen lilacinum Jord.Cyclamen litorale Lindl., 1840Cyclamen littorale SadlerCyclamen littorale Sadler ex Rchb.Cyclamen officinale Wender.Cyclamen officinale Wender. ex Steud.Cyclamen officinarum Wender.Cyclamen orbiculare Mill., 1768Cyclamen purpurascens f. album Grey-WilsonCyclamen purpurascens f. carmineolineatum HendrikxCyclamen purpurascens f. purpurascensCyclamen purpurascens subsp. immaculatum (Hrabetová) Halda & SojákCyclamen retroflexum MoenchCyclamen rotundifolium St.-Lag.Cyclamen umbratile Jord.Cyclamen variegatum PohlCyclaminus europaea (L.) Asch.Cyclaminus europaeus (L.) Scop.
Documented use categories
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 identifier700772-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA 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.