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
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae
GenusLindera
Scientific name with authorshipLindera benzoin (L.) Blume
Indexed scientific synonyms
Benzoin aestivale (L.) NeesBenzoin aestivale f. xanthocarpum G.S.Torr.Benzoin benzoin (L.) Coult.Benzoin geniculatum (Nutt.) G.DonBenzoin odoriferum NeesCalosmon acstivale Kostel.Calosmon benzoin (L.) J.PreslEuosmus aestivalis (L.) Nutt.Euosmus benzoin (L.) Nutt.Euosmus geniculata Nutt.Laurus aestivalis Lam.Laurus axillaris Lam.Laurus benzoin L.Laurus fragrans Salisb.Laurus glomerata Lam.Laurus pseudobenzoin Michx.Lindera aestivalis f. xanthocarpa (G.S.Torr.) RehderLindera benzoin (L.) Meisn.Lindera benzoin f. benzoinLindera benzoin f. rubra ChamplinLindera benzoin f. xanthocarpa (G.S.Torr.) RehderLindera benzoin var. benzoinLindera benzoin var. verna Meisn.Malapoenna geniculata (Walter) CoultMalapoenna glomerata (Lam.) KuntzeOzanthes benzoin (L.) Raf.Tetranthera aestivalis (L.) Spreng.Tetranthera floridana Shuttlew.Tetranthera floridana Shuttlew. ex Meisn.Tetranthera geniculata var. grandiflora Nees
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier140503-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME
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.