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
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusErica
Scientific name with authorshipErica tetralix L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Eremocallis glomerata GrayErica botuliformis Salisb.Erica glomerata Salisb.Erica martinesii Lag.Erica martinesii Lag. ex Benth.Erica rubella KerGawl.Erica tetralix f. alba (Aiton) Braun-Blanq.Erica tetralix f. mollis (Bean) RehderErica tetralix f. rubra (Sinclair) Braun-Blanq.Erica tetralix subsp. lawsoniana Macfarl.Erica tetralix var. alba AitonErica tetralix var. anandra Coss. & Germ.Erica tetralix var. assoana PauErica tetralix var. assoi PauErica tetralix var. canescens RegelErica tetralix var. fuscescens MerinoErica tetralix var. glabrescens Willk.Erica tetralix var. glandulosa LangeErica tetralix var. lawsoniana (Macfarl.) BeanErica tetralix var. martinesii Benth.Erica tetralix var. martinezii Benth.Erica tetralix var. mollis BeanErica tetralix var. parviflora Chevall.Erica tetralix var. rubra G.SinclairErica tetralix var. verinensis PauErica tetralix var. verinensis Pau ex MerinoEricodes tetralix (L.) Kuntze, 1891Ericoides mackeyi KuntzeEricoides tetralix (L.) KuntzeTetralix septentrionalis E.Mey.
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 identifier329737-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.