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
GenusFraxinus
Scientific name with authorshipFraxinus americana L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aplilia macrophyla (Hoffmanns.) Raf.Calycomelia acuminata (Lam.) Kostel.Calycomelia alba (Marshall) Kostel.Calycomelia americana (L.) Kostel.Calycomelia biltmoreana (Beadle) Nieuwl.Calycomelia epiptera (Michx.) Kostel.Calycomelia juglandifolia (Lam.) Kostel.Calycomelia pistaciifolia Nieuwl.Calycomelia viridis (Bosc) Kostel.Fraxinoides alba (Marshall) Medik.Fraxinus acuminata Lam.Fraxinus alba MarshallFraxinus americana f. acuminata (Lam.) VossFraxinus americana f. americanaFraxinus americana f. ascidiata (Meun.) RehderFraxinus americana f. barrii W.H.WagnerFraxinus americana f. iodocarpa FernaldFraxinus americana f. lasiophylla FernaldFraxinus americana subsp. biltmoreana (Beadle) A.E.MurrayFraxinus americana subsp. novae-angliae (Mill.) Wesm.Fraxinus americana subsp. typicum Wesm.Fraxinus americana var. acuminata (Lam.) K.KochFraxinus americana var. acuminata (Lam.) Wesm.Fraxinus americana var. alba (Marshall) Castigl.Fraxinus americana var. alba (Marshall) WestonFraxinus americana var. americanaFraxinus americana var. ascidiata Meun.Fraxinus americana var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J.W.WrightFraxinus americana var. biltmoreana (Beadle) J.W.Wright ex FernaldFraxinus americana var. crassifolia Sarg.Fraxinus americana var. curtissii (Vasey) SmallFraxinus americana var. curtissii (Vasey) Sudw.Fraxinus americana var. epiptera (Michx.) Wesm.Fraxinus americana var. glauca C.K.Schneid.Fraxinus americana var. juglandifolia (Lam.) K.KochFraxinus americana var. juglandifolia (Lam.) RehderFraxinus americana var. latifolia (Vahl) LoudonFraxinus americana var. longifolia (Vahl) Wesm.Fraxinus americana var. macrophylla C.K.Schneid.Fraxinus americana var. microcarpa A.GrayFraxinus americana var. subcoriacea Sarg.Fraxinus biltmoreana BeadleFraxinus biltmoreana var. subcoriacea (Sarg.) J.J.N.Campb.Fraxinus canadensis Gaertn.Fraxinus carolinensis Wangenh.Fraxinus caroliniana Willd.Fraxinus caroliniana var. latifolia (Vahl) Willd.Fraxinus curtissii VaseyFraxinus discolor Muhl.Fraxinus discolor var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Muhl.Fraxinus epiptera Michx.Fraxinus glauca Raf.Fraxinus grandifolia Raf.Fraxinus juglandifolia Lam.Fraxinus juglandifolia var. subserrata Willd.Fraxinus macrophylla Hoffmanns.Fraxinus nigra var. juglandifolia (Lam.) Castigl.Fraxinus novae-angliae Mill.Fraxinus pennsylvanica subsp. novae-angliae (Mill.) ButtlerFraxinus pistaciifolia E.HallFraxinus pistaciifolia E.Hall ex A.Gray.Fraxinus pubescens var. latifolia VahlFraxinus pubescens var. longifolia VahlFraxinus villosa Dum.Cours.Fraxinus viridis BoscLeptalix acuminata (Lam.) Raf.Leptalix alba (Marshall) Raf.Leptalix epiptera (Michx.) Raf.Leptalix glauca Raf.Leptalix grandifolia Raf.Leptalix juglandifolia (Lam.) Raf.Leptalix viridis (Bosc) Raf.Ornanthes americana (L.) Raf.Ornus americana (L.) Bosc
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 identifier105770-2
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.