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
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae
GenusFagus
Scientific name with authorshipFagus sylvatica L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Castanea fagus Scop.Fagus aenea Dum.Cours.Fagus aspleniifolia (Dum.Cours.) Raf.Fagus aspleniifolia Dum.Cours.Fagus cochleata (Dippel) DominFagus comptoniifolia Desf.Fagus crispa DippelFagus cristata Dum.Cours.Fagus cucullata DippelFagus cuprea HurterFagus cuprea Hurter ex A.DC.Fagus echinata Gilib.Fagus incisa DippelFagus laciniata A.DC.Fagus pendula (Lodd.) Dum.Cours.Fagus purpurea (Aiton) Dum.Cours.Fagus purpurea subsp. tricolor (Simon-Louis ex K.Koch) PynaertFagus purpurea var. roseomarginata CrippsFagus quercoides (Pers.) DippelFagus salicifolia A.DC.Fagus sylvatica f. albovariegata (Weston) DominFagus sylvatica f. aspleniifolia (Dum.Cours.) C.K.Schneid.Fagus sylvatica f. atropunicea (Weston) DominFagus sylvatica f. aureovariegata C.K.Schneid.Fagus sylvatica f. bornyensis Simon-LouisFagus sylvatica f. bornyensis Simon-Louis ex Beissn.Fagus sylvatica f. cochleata DippelFagus sylvatica f. cristata (Dum.Cours.) SchelleFagus sylvatica f. cristata (Loudon) DippelFagus sylvatica f. fastigiata Simon-LouisFagus sylvatica f. fastigiata Simon-Louis ex K.KochFagus sylvatica f. grandidentata DippelFagus sylvatica f. heterophylla (Loudon) DippelFagus sylvatica f. laciniata (Vignet) DominFagus sylvatica f. luteovariegata (Weston) DominFagus sylvatica f. pendula (Dum.Cours.) SchelleFagus sylvatica f. pendula (Lodd.) DippelFagus sylvatica f. purpurea (Aiton) C.K.Schneid., 1904Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea (Aiton) DippelFagus sylvatica f. purpurea (Aiton) SchelleFagus sylvatica f. purpureopendula (H.Jaeger) RehderFagus sylvatica f. pyramidalis DippelFagus sylvatica f. quercifolia C.K.Schneid.Fagus sylvatica f. quercoides (Pers.) Aug.DC.Fagus sylvatica f. quercoides Pers.Fagus sylvatica f. retroflexa DippelFagus sylvatica f. rohanii (Körb.) C.K.Schneid.Fagus sylvatica f. roseomarginata (Cripps) DominFagus sylvatica f. roseomarginatis DippelFagus sylvatica f. rotundifolia (Jackman) RehderFagus sylvatica f. salicifolia DippelFagus sylvatica f. sylvaticaFagus sylvatica f. tortuosa (Dippel) C.K.Schneid., 1904Fagus sylvatica f. tortuosa (Pépin) HegiFagus sylvatica f. tortuosa DippelFagus sylvatica f. tortuosa Willk., 1887Fagus sylvatica f. tricolor (Pynaert) DippelFagus sylvatica f. tricolor Simon-LouisFagus sylvatica f. tricolor Simon-Louis ex K.KochFagus sylvatica f. variegata DippelFagus sylvatica f. zlatia (Späth ex E.Goeze) GeerinckFagus sylvatica f. zlatia (Späth ex E.Goeze) SchelleFagus sylvatica subsp. pendula (Dum.Cours.) Lodd.Fagus sylvatica subsp. pendula-purpurea GraebenerFagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea-latifolia Jacob-MakoyFagus sylvatica subsp. purpurea-pendula Van GeertFagus sylvatica subsp. remillyensis Simon-LouisFagus sylvatica subsp. rohanii Körb.Fagus sylvatica subsp. rotundifolia JackmanFagus sylvatica subsp. sanguinea (Rchb.) Arcang.Fagus sylvatica var. aenea Dum.Cours.Fagus sylvatica var. albovariegata WestonFagus sylvatica var. aspleniifolia Dum.Cours.Fagus sylvatica var. atropunicea WestonFagus sylvatica var. cochleata DippelFagus sylvatica var. colorata A.DC.Fagus sylvatica var. coriacea Wallr.Fagus sylvatica var. cristata Dum.Cours.Fagus sylvatica var. cristata LoudonFagus sylvatica var. elatior SpäthFagus sylvatica var. foliis-striatis DippelFagus sylvatica var. grandidentata DippelFagus sylvatica var. heterophylla LoudonFagus sylvatica var. laciniata VignetFagus sylvatica var. laciniata Vignet ex Pers., 1800Fagus sylvatica var. latifolia LoudonFagus sylvatica var. luteovariegata WestonFagus sylvatica var. miltonensis A.HenryFagus sylvatica var. pendula (Lodd.) LoudonFagus sylvatica var. pendula Dum.Cours.Fagus sylvatica var. pendula Lodd.Fagus sylvatica var. purpurea AitonFagus sylvatica var. purpurea Aiton ex Dum.Cours., 1811Fagus sylvatica var. purpureopendula H.JaegerFagus sylvatica var. pyramidalis DippelFagus sylvatica var. quercifolia (C.K.Schneid.) GeerinckFagus sylvatica var. quercoides (Pers.) DC.Fagus sylvatica var. quercoides Pers.Fagus sylvatica var. remillyensis (Simon-Louis) A.HenryFagus sylvatica var. sanguinea Amo
Documented use categories
Medicine
Fuel
Material
Poison reported
Social 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 identifier305836-2
Use codesFU MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.