Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyCyrillaceae
GenusCyrilla
Scientific name with authorshipCyrilla racemiflora L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Andromeda plumata MarshallCyrilla antillana Michx.Cyrilla antillana var. brevifolia Oliv.Cyrilla antillana var. perrottetii (Briq.) Briq.Cyrilla arida SmallCyrilla brevifolia (Oliv. ex N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.Cyrilla caroliniana (Lam.) Michx.Cyrilla fuscata Raf.Cyrilla parviflora Shuttlw.Cyrilla parvifolia Raf.Cyrilla parvifolia Shuttlew.Cyrilla perrottetii Briq.Cyrilla polystachia Raf.Cyrilla racemiflora subsp. parvifolia (Raf.) A.E.MurrayCyrilla racemiflora var. brevifolia (N.E.Br.) Maguire & WurdackCyrilla racemiflora var. brevifolia (N.E.Br.) Maguire & Wurdack ex Steyerm.Cyrilla racemiflora var. parviflora Sarg.Cyrilla racemiflora var. parvifolia (Raf.) A.E.MurrayCyrilla racemiflora var. parvifolia (Raf.) Sarg.Cyrilla racemiflora var. racemifera Sarg.Cyrilla racemiflora var. racemifloraCyrilla racemiflora var. subglobosa FernaldCyrilla racemifolia var. parvifolia (Raf.) A.E.MurrayItea caroliana Lam.Itea caroliniana Lam.Itea cyrilla L'Hér.Itea cyrilla Sw.Itea floribunda Salisb.Stachyanthemum schomburgkii Klotzsch
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier319176-2
Use codesEU IF MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRIN
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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.