Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyAraliaceae
GenusHedera
Scientific name with authorshipHedera colchica (K.Koch) K.Koch
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hedera acuta G.NicholsonHedera amurensis HibberdHedera amurensis Hibberd ex Lawr. & Schulze-MenzHedera caucasica CarrièreHedera colchica f. arborescens (Paul) RehderHedera colchica f. dentata (Hibberd) HibberdHedera colchica f. dentatovariegata (A.E.Schulze) GeerinckHedera colchica f. dentatovariegata (A.E.Schulze) P.D.SellHedera colchica f. flavovariegata P.D.SellHedera colchica var. amurensisHedera colchica var. arborescens PaulHedera colchica var. dentata (Hibberd) HibberdHedera colchica var. dentata (Hibberd) Lawr.Hedera colchica var. dentatovariegata A.E.SchulzeHedera colchica var. rhombifolia (Rupr. ex Regel) Boiss.Hedera colchica var. rhomboidea (Rupr. ex Regel) Boiss.Hedera colchica var. variegata Ed.OttoHedera cordifolia HibberdHedera coriacea HibberdHedera coriacea var. dentata HibberdHedera dentata (Hibberd) CarrièreHedera helix var. colchica K.KochHedera helix var. dentata (Hibberd) G.NicholsonHedera helix var. roegneriana (Hibberd) G.NicholsonHedera regneriana HibberdHedera regneriana var. arborea HibberdHedera rhombifolia Rupr.Hedera rhombifolia Rupr. ex RegelHedera roegneriana Boiss.Hedera roegneriana HibberdHedera roegneriana var. arborea Hibberd
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 identifier90679-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.