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
OrderLamiales
FamilyPlantaginaceae
GenusDigitalis
Scientific name with authorshipDigitalis grandiflora Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Digitalis ambigua MurrayDigitalis ambigua var. acutiloba Gren.Digitalis ambigua var. calcarata Jess.Digitalis ambigua var. grandiflora (Mill.) Wender.Digitalis ambigua var. obtusiflora (W.D.J.Koch) Vollm.Digitalis ambigua var. obtusiloba Gren.Digitalis ambigua var. ochroleuca (Jacq.) HampeDigitalis buxbaumii BesserDigitalis buxbaumii Besser ex BosseDigitalis flava GeorgiDigitalis grandiflora Lam.Digitalis grandiflora var. acutiflora W.D.J.KochDigitalis grandiflora var. acutiloba Dumort.Digitalis grandiflora var. acutiloba Dumort. ex Gren.Digitalis grandiflora var. angustifolia OrtmannDigitalis grandiflora var. fusca Wirtg.Digitalis grandiflora var. latifolia OrtmannDigitalis grandiflora var. obtusiflora W.D.J.KochDigitalis grandiflora var. obtusiloba Dumort.Digitalis grandiflora var. obtusiloba Dumort. ex Gren.Digitalis grandiflora var. ochroleuca (Jacq.) Lej. & CourtoisDigitalis grandiflora var. parviflora Wirtg.Digitalis lutea PollichDigitalis lutea var. ambigua (Murray) MerremDigitalis lutea-majar Gilib.Digitalis lutea-major Gilib.Digitalis magniflora Mill.Digitalis milleri G.DonDigitalis ochroleuca Jacq.Digitalis ochroleuca var. firmior Wimm. & Grab.Digitalis orientalis Mill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Poison reported
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 identifier60453625-2
Use codesEU ME PO
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.