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
FamilyDroseraceae
GenusDrosera
Scientific name with authorshipDrosera rotundifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Drosera belezeana E.G.CamusDrosera corsica (Maire) A.W.HillDrosera corsica MaireDrosera rotundifolia f. breviscapa DominDrosera rotundifolia f. comosa (Fernald) B.BoivinDrosera rotundifolia f. corsica MaireDrosera rotundifolia f. pygmaea PopovDrosera rotundifolia f. rotundifoliaDrosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata (Lyngb.) SylvenDrosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata (Lyngb.) Sylven ex WitteDrosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata Kern & Steen.Drosera rotundifolia subsp. bracteata Lyngb.Drosera rotundifolia subsp. breviscapa DominDrosera rotundifolia subsp. breviscapa RegelDrosera rotundifolia subsp. comosa Fern.Drosera rotundifolia subsp. corsica (Maire) BriquetDrosera rotundifolia subsp. distachya (DC.) RouyDrosera rotundifolia subsp. distachya DC.Drosera rotundifolia subsp. furcata Y.Z.RuanDrosera rotundifolia subsp. gracilis Laest.Drosera rotundifolia subsp. gracilis Laest. ex HultenDrosera rotundifolia subsp. longipetiolata Len.Drosera rotundifolia subsp. longipetiolata Len. ex M.TamuraDrosera rotundifolia subsp. maritima GraebnerDrosera rotundifolia subsp. pygmaea SaelanDrosera rotundifolia subsp. pygmaea Saelan ex HjeltDrosera rotundifolia subsp. rotundifoliaDrosera rotundifolia var. breviscapa RegelDrosera rotundifolia var. capillaris A.A.Eaton & WrightDrosera rotundifolia var. caulescens GrayDrosera rotundifolia var. comosa FernaldDrosera rotundifolia var. corsica Briq.Drosera rotundifolia var. corsica MaireDrosera rotundifolia var. distachya DC.Drosera rotundifolia var. furcata Westerl.Drosera rotundifolia var. furcata Y.Z.RuanDrosera rotundifolia var. gracilis Laest.Drosera rotundifolia var. gracilis Laest. ex HulténDrosera rotundifolia var. longipetiolata H.Lév.Drosera rotundifolia var. maritima Graebn.Drosera rotundifolia var. perennis GrayDrosera rotundifolia var. rotundifoliaDrosera septentrionalis (Scop.) StokesDrosera ×intermedioidesRorella rotundifolia (L.) All.Rossolis rotundifolia (L.) MoenchRossolis septentrionalis Scop.
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 identifier319182-2
Use codesEU ME
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.