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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusEruca
Scientific name with authorshipEruca vesicaria (L.) Cav.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Brassica eruca L.Brassica erucoides Hornem.Brassica erucoides Roxb.Brassica erysimoides SieberBrassica erysimoides Sieber ex Spreng.Brassica hispida Ten.Brassica lativalvis Boiss.Brassica turgida Pers.Brassica uechtritziana JankaBrassica vesicaria L.Caulis eruca (L.) E.H.L.Krause, 1900Crucifera eruca E.H.L.KrauseEruca alba Mattir., 1899Eruca aurea Batt.Eruca cappadocica Reut.Eruca cappadocica Reut. ex Boiss.Eruca cappadocica var. eriocarpa Boiss.Eruca deserti PomelEruca eruca (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Eruca eruca (L.) BrittonEruca foetida MoenchEruca glabrescens Jord.Eruca glabrescens var. valverdensis Pit.Eruca grandiflora Cav.Eruca hispida (Ten.) DC.Eruca lanceolata PomelEruca latirostris Boiss.Eruca lativalvis Boiss.Eruca longirostris Uechtr.Eruca longirostris var. leptocarpa PauEruca longistyla PomelEruca oleracea J.St.-Hil.Eruca orthosepala (Lange) LangeEruca permixta Jord.Eruca pinnata C.Presl, 1826Eruca ruchetta SpachEruca sativa Mill.Eruca sativa subsp. aurea (Batt.) MaireEruca sativa subsp. lativalvis (Boiss.) Greuter & BurdetEruca sativa subsp. longirostris (Uechtr.) Jahand. & MaireEruca sativa subsp. vesicaria (L.) Jahand. & MaireEruca sativa var. aurea (Batt.) O.E.SchulzEruca sativa var. dasycarpa Rouy & FoucaudEruca sativa var. deserti (Pomel) Batt.Eruca sativa var. eriocarpa (Boiss.) PostEruca sativa var. erysimoides (Sieber ex Spreng.) FioriEruca sativa var. hispida (Ten.) J.GrovesEruca sativa var. hispida Rouy & FoucaudEruca sativa var. longirostris (Uechtr.) Batt., 1888Eruca sativa var. longirostris (Uechtr.) RouyEruca sativa var. oblongifolia Pasqual.Eruca sativa var. polysperma RouyEruca sativa var. sativaEruca sativa var. vesicaria (L.) Coss.Eruca stenocarpa var. major RouyEruca subbipinnata Chiov.Eruca sylvestris BubaniEruca vesicaria subsp. lativalvis (Boiss.) Thell.Eruca vesicaria subsp. longirostris (Uechtr.) MaireEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa (Mill.) Hegi, 1918Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.Eruca vesicaria var. albiflora DC.Eruca vesicaria var. aurea (Batt.) MaireEruca vesicaria var. cappadocica (Reut. ex Boiss.) P.Fourn.Eruca vesicaria var. deserti (Pomel) MaireEruca vesicaria var. flaviflora DC.Eruca vesicaria var. genuina P.Fourn.Eruca vesicaria var. lanceolata (Pomel) Emb. & MaireEruca vesicaria var. longirostris (Uechtr.) P.Fourn.Eruca vesicaria var. longistyla (Pomel) O.E.SchulzEruca vesicaria var. orthosepala LangeEruca vesicaria var. sativa (Mill.) Thell.Eruca vesicaria var. stenocarpa (Boiss. & Reut.) P.Fourn., 1936Euzomum hispidum LinkEuzomum sativum LinkEuzomum vesicarium (L.) LinkRaphanus eruca (L.) CrantzRaphanus vesicarius (L.) CrantzSinapis eruca (L.) Clairv.Sinapis eruca (L.) VestSinapis exotica DC.Velleruca longistyla PomelVelleruca vesicaria (L.) Pomel
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier1137625-2
Use codesAF FU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.