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Forsythia suspensa

Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl

Also indexed asAltın ÇanForsizia pendenteForsythiaForsythia pleureurGolden-bellGoldenbellsGoldflieder, ForsythieHaenge-Forsythie
FamilyOleaceae
GenusForsythia
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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
OrderLamiales
FamilyOleaceae
GenusForsythia
Scientific name with authorshipForsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl

Indexed scientific synonyms

Forsythia fortunei Lindl.Forsythia giraldiana f. pubescens (Rehder) C.S.NiuForsythia sieboldii (Zabel) DippelForsythia suspensa f. atrocaulis RehderForsythia suspensa f. aureovariegata KoehneForsythia suspensa f. decipiens KoehneForsythia suspensa f. pallida KoehneForsythia suspensa f. pubescens RehderForsythia suspensa f. variegata (Butz) RehderForsythia suspensa subsp. variegata ButzForsythia suspensa var. fortunei (Lindl.) RehderForsythia suspensa var. latifolia RehderForsythia suspensa var. pubescens (Rehder) Lingelsh.Forsythia suspensa var. sieboldii ZabelForsythia suspensa var. suspensaForsythia suspensa var. variegata (Butz) RehderLigustrum suspensum Thunb.Lilac perpensa Lam.Rangium suspensum (Thunb.) OhwiSyringa suspensa (Thunberg) Thunberg ex MurraySyringa suspensa Thunb.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use
Material

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 identifier608900-1
Use codesEU MA 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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Forsythia suspensa.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.