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
OrderGentianales
FamilyGentianaceae
GenusGentiana
Scientific name with authorshipGentiana affinis Griseb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dasystephana affinis (Griseb.) Rydb.Dasystephana bigelovii (Greene) Rydb.Dasystephana bigelowii (Greene) Rydb.Dasystephana forwoodii (A.Gray) Rydb.Dasystephana interrupta (Greene) Rydb.Dasystephana oregana (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Rydb.Dasystephana oxyloba GreeneDasystephana rusbyi (Greene ex Kusn.) Wooton & Standl.Gentiana affinis subsp. rusbyi (Greene ex Kusn.) HaldaGentiana affinis var. bigelovii (A.Gray) Kusn.Gentiana affinis var. bigelowii (A.Gray) Kusn.Gentiana affinis var. brachycalyx A.GrayGentiana affinis var. forwoodii (A.Gray) Kusn.Gentiana affinis var. major A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.Gentiana affinis var. ovata A.GrayGentiana affinis var. parvidentata Kusn.Gentiana bigelovii A.GrayGentiana bigelowii A.GrayGentiana forwoodii A.GrayGentiana interrupta GreeneGentiana oregana Engelm.Gentiana oregana Engelm. ex A.GrayGentiana rusbyi GreeneGentiana rusbyi Greene ex Kusn.Pneumonanthe affinis (Griseb.) GreenePneumonanthe affinis (Griseb.) W.A.WeberPneumonanthe bigelovii (A.Gray) GreenePneumonanthe bigelowii (A.Gray) GreenePneumonanthe forwoodii (A.Gray) GreenePneumonanthe interrupta (Greene) GreenePneumonanthe oregana (Engelm. ex A.Gray) GreenePneumonanthe rusbyi (Greene ex Kusn.) Greene
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 identifier367711-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.