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 saponaria L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ciminalis saponaria (L.) Bercht. & J.PreslCuttera saponaria (L.) Raf.Dasystephana cherokeensis W.P.LemmonDasystephana latifolia (Chapm.) SmallDasystephana puberula (Michx.) SmallDasystephana saponaria (L.) SmallGentiana axillaris Raf.Gentiana cherokeensis (W.P.Lemmon) FernaldGentiana collinsiana Raf.Gentiana elliottea Raf.Gentiana elliottii var. latifolia Chapm.Gentiana fimbriata VahlGentiana gracilis Raf.Gentiana latifolia (Chapm.) BrittonGentiana ochroleuca Muhl.Gentiana puberula Michx.Gentiana rigida Raf.Gentiana saponaria var. alba RegelGentiana saponaria var. allegheniensis Jenn.Gentiana saponarifolia StokesGentiana scaberrima Kusn.Gentiana shortiana Raf.Gentiana shortiana var. biflora Raf.Gentiana torreyana Raf.Pneumonanthe latifolia (Small) GreenePneumonanthe michauxii G.DonPneumonanthe puberula (Michx.) GreenePneumonanthe rigida (Raf.) Raf.Pneumonanthe saponaria (L.) F.W.SchmidtPneumonanthe saponaria (L.) GreenePneumonanthe torreyana (Raf.) Raf.Xolemia collinsiana (Raf.) Raf.Xolemia elliotea (Raf.) Raf.Xolemia shortiana (Raf.) Raf.Xolemia trachiloma Raf.
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 identifier108545-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.