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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusCynoglossum
Scientific name with authorshipCynoglossum officinale L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cynoglossum album Gueldenst.Cynoglossum angustifolium E.A.DuchesneCynoglossum angustifolium Steud.Cynoglossum bicolor Willd.Cynoglossum bracteolatum OpizCynoglossum castellanum PauCynoglossum foetens Gilib.Cynoglossum hybridum Thuill.Cynoglossum nebrodense var. areolatum Boiss.Cynoglossum officinale f. bicolor (Willd.) Asch. & Graebn.Cynoglossum officinale f. canescens DominCynoglossum officinale f. concolor (Ducommun) GamsCynoglossum officinale f. hybridum (Thuill.) BrandCynoglossum officinale f. paucisetum (Borbás) Jáv.Cynoglossum officinale f. viride DominCynoglossum officinale subsp. dentatum Lapeyr.Cynoglossum officinale subsp. macranthum OpizCynoglossum officinale subsp. micranthum OpizCynoglossum officinale subsp. microcarpum SennenCynoglossum officinale var. albiflorum OpizCynoglossum officinale var. album GrayCynoglossum officinale var. angustifolium CariotCynoglossum officinale var. areolatum (Boiss.) Kusn.Cynoglossum officinale var. bicolor (Willd.) Bluff & Fingerh.Cynoglossum officinale var. bicolor (Willd.) Lehm.Cynoglossum officinale var. canescens Ten.Cynoglossum officinale var. collinum Vis.Cynoglossum officinale var. concolor DucommunCynoglossum officinale var. corsicum E.Rev.Cynoglossum officinale var. corsicum E.Rev. ex BrandCynoglossum officinale var. densum HampeCynoglossum officinale var. eglochidiatum DominCynoglossum officinale var. glochidiatum DominCynoglossum officinale var. hybridum (Thuill.) MératCynoglossum officinale var. maximum WaltherCynoglossum officinale var. purpureum OpizCynoglossum officinale var. scabrifolia Willk.Cynoglossum officinale var. sempervirens RothCynoglossum officinale var. subglabrum MératCynoglossum officinale var. subglabrum SymeCynoglossum officinale var. viridans FormánekCynoglossum paucisetum BorbásCynoglossum punctatum Borbás ex T.Durand & B.D.Jacks.Cynoglossum ruderale Salisb.Cynoglossum suavifolium PauCynoglossum vulgare BubaniCynoglossum vulgare Gueldenst.Cynoglossum vulgare Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.Cynoglossum vulgare L.Cynoglossum ×album Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
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 identifier115233-1
Use codesME PO
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.