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
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusKalmia
Scientific name with authorshipKalmia latifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chamaedaphne latifolia (L.) KuntzeKalmia latifolia f. alba (Bosse) RehderKalmia latifolia f. angustata RehderKalmia latifolia f. fuscata (Rehder) RehderKalmia latifolia f. latifoliaKalmia latifolia f. minor K.KochKalmia latifolia f. myrtifolia (Bosse ex H.Jaeger) K.KochKalmia latifolia f. obtusata (Rehder) RehderKalmia latifolia f. polypetala (G.Nicholson) RehderKalmia latifolia f. rubra SweetKalmia latifolia f. rubra Sweet ex K.KochKalmia latifolia subsp. alba BosseKalmia latifolia var. alba Mouill.Kalmia latifolia var. coronata A.GrayKalmia latifolia var. fuscata RehderKalmia latifolia var. laevipes FernaldKalmia latifolia var. latifoliaKalmia latifolia var. monstruosa Mouill.Kalmia latifolia var. myrtifolia BosseKalmia latifolia var. myrtifolia Bosse ex H.JaegerKalmia latifolia var. nana Mouill.Kalmia latifolia var. obtusata RehderKalmia latifolia var. pavartii AndréKalmia latifolia var. polypetala G.NicholsonKalmia latifolia var. rubra (Sweet ex K.Koch) RehderKalmia myrtifolia AndréKalmia nitida J.ForbesKalmia serotina Hoffmanns.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier279164-2
Use codesEU MA ME PO
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.