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Enriched botanical record

Kalmia latifolia

Kalmia latifolia L.

Also indexed asmountain-laurelcalico-bushspoonwoodAmerican laurelBreitblättrige LorbeerroseCalico-bushCalmia LlydanddailKalmia szerokolistna
FamilyEricaceae
GenusKalmia
Use categories4
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Kalmia latifolia.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.