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 chinensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dianthus alpestris Balb.Dianthus altaicus Willd.Dianthus altaicus Willd. ex Ledeb.Dianthus amurensis Jacq.Dianthus campestris Willd.Dianthus campestris Willd. ex Ledeb.Dianthus carthusianorum All.Dianthus chinensis f. albiflora Y.N.LeeDianthus chinensis f. heddewigii (Hend. ex J.Dix) T.MooreDianthus chinensis f. ignescens (Nakai) Kitag.Dianthus chinensis f. imperialis T.MooreDianthus chinensis subsp. versicolor (Fisch. ex Link) Vorosch.Dianthus chinensis var. amurensis (Jacques) Kitag.Dianthus chinensis var. dentosus (Fisch. ex Rchb.) DebeauxDianthus chinensis var. heddewigii Hend.Dianthus chinensis var. heddewigii Hend. ex J.DixDianthus chinensis var. ignescens NakaiDianthus chinensis var. jingpoensis G.Y.Zhang & X.Y.YuanDianthus chinensis var. laciniatus E.G.Hend.Dianthus chinensis var. laciniatus E.G.Hend. ex J.DixDianthus chinensis var. liaotungensis Y.C.ChuDianthus chinensis var. longisquama Nakai & Kitag.Dianthus chinensis var. macrosepalus Franch.Dianthus chinensis var. macrosepalus Franch. ex L.H.BaileyDianthus chinensis var. morii (Nakai) Y.C.ChuDianthus chinensis var. serpens Y.N.LeeDianthus chinensis var. shandongensis J.X.Li & F.Q.ZhouDianthus chinensis var. subulifolius (Kitag.) MaDianthus chinensis var. sylvaticus W.D.J.KochDianthus chinensis var. trinervis D.Q.LuDianthus chinensis var. versicolor (Fisch. ex Link) MaDianthus collinus var. scaber GaudinDianthus dentosus Fisch.Dianthus dentosus Fisch. ex Rchb.Dianthus fischeri Spreng.Dianthus glaucus Buch.-Ham.Dianthus heddewigiiDianthus ibericus Willd.Dianthus inodorus Pall.Dianthus involucratus Pall.Dianthus involucratus Pall. ex Ledeb.Dianthus jeniseensis Less.Dianthus jeniseensis Less. ex Ledeb.Dianthus laciniatus MakinoDianthus morii NakaiDianthus ochroleucus LinkDianthus patens Willd.Dianthus pineticola KleopowDianthus pulchellus Schrad.Dianthus pulchellus Schrad. ex G.DonDianthus pulcher Salisb.Dianthus ruthenicus Roem.Dianthus ruthenicus Roem. ex Poir.Dianthus scaber Schleich.Dianthus scaber Schleich. ex SuterDianthus schraderi Rchb.Dianthus seguieri var. alpestris (Balb.) Cariot & St.-Lag., 1889Dianthus seguieri var. dentosus (Fisch. ex Rchb.) Franch.Dianthus sequieri ChaixDianthus sequieri var. dentosus (Fisch. ex Rchb.) Franch.Dianthus serratus var. scaber DC.Dianthus sinensis LinkDianthus subulifolius Kitag.Dianthus subulifolius f. leucopetalus Kitag.Dianthus tataricus Fisch.Dianthus umbellatus DC.Dianthus versicolor Fisch.Dianthus versicolor Fisch. ex LinkDianthus versicolor f. leucopetalus (Kitag.) Y.C.ChuDianthus versicolor subsp. ninelli (Peschkova) Baikov & N.V.VlassovaDianthus versicolor var. alpinus KrylovDianthus versicolor var. ninelli PeschkovaDianthus versicolor var. subulifolius (Kitag.) Y.C.ChuDianthus willdenowii Link
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier153215-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.