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
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusEuphorbia
Scientific name with authorshipEuphorbia illirica Lam.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Euphorbia cantabrica RouyEuphorbia carinthiaca Traunf.Euphorbia carinthiaca Traunf. ex Boiss.Euphorbia cechica OpizEuphorbia costata SchurEuphorbia distincta SchurEuphorbia distinguenda SchurEuphorbia hirsuta Kit.Euphorbia hirsuta Kit. ex Boiss.Euphorbia klokovii DubovikEuphorbia mollis C.C.Gmel.Euphorbia multiformis SchurEuphorbia pilosa subsp. villosa (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) NymanEuphorbia pilosa var. gymnocarpa Wimm. & Grab.Euphorbia pilosa var. illirica (Lam.) NymanEuphorbia pilosa var. longifolia RouyEuphorbia pilosa var. reichenbachiana (Willk.) Boiss.Euphorbia pilosa var. trigonocarpa (Fisch.) Boiss.Euphorbia pilosa var. villosa (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) NymanEuphorbia procera var. trichocarpa W.D.J.KochEuphorbia procera var. tuberculata W.D.J.KochEuphorbia pseudovillosa KlokovEuphorbia reichenbachiana Willk.Euphorbia subcordata (Klotzsch & Garcke) SchurEuphorbia trigonocarpa Fisch.Euphorbia villosa Waldst. & Kit.Euphorbia villosa Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.Euphorbia villosa var. longifolia (Rouy) O.Bolòs & VigoEuphorbia villosa var. villosaEuphorbia volhynica BesserEuphorbia volhynica Besser ex Racib.Galarhoeus villosus (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Prokh.Tithymalus subcordatus Klotzsch & GarckeTithymalus villosus (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) PacherTithymalus villosus var. trichocarpus (W.D.J.Koch) DostálTithymalus villosus var. tuberculatus (W.D.J.Koch) DostálTithymalus volhynicus (Besser ex Racib.) Holub
Documented use categories
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 identifier346862-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.