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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusDianthus
Scientific name with authorshipDianthus caryophyllus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Caryophyllus domesticus BedevianCaryophyllus tunica GarsaultDianthus acinifolius SchurDianthus arbuscula Lindl.Dianthus arenarius All.Dianthus arrectus Dumort.Dianthus binatus SchurDianthus caryophyllus f. intermedius Pamp.Dianthus caryophyllus subsp. coronarius (L.) BonnierDianthus caryophyllus subsp. coronarius (L.) MaireDianthus caryophyllus subsp. coronarius P.Fourn., 1936Dianthus caryophyllus var. carduinus Ser.Dianthus caryophyllus var. coronarius L.Dianthus caryophyllus var. imbricatus L.Dianthus caryophyllus var. minor GrayDianthus caryophyllus var. wakefieldii C.MorrenDianthus coronarius (L.) Burm.fil.Dianthus corsicus LinkDianthus corsicus Link ex Spreng.Dianthus kayserianus SchurDianthus longicaulis CostaDianthus miniatus A.HuetDianthus miniatus A.Huet ex NymanDianthus morrisii HanceDianthus moschatus J.F.Gmel.Dianthus multinervis Vis.Silene caryophylla (L.) E.H.L.KrauseTunica caryophyllus (L.) Scop.Tunica morrisii (Hance) Walp.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier153205-1
Use codesEU GS MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.