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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusLithospermum
Scientific name with authorshipLithospermum incisum Lehm.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Batschia decumbens Nutt.Batschia linearifolia (Goldie) SmallBatschia longiflora PurshCyphorima angustifolia (Michx.) Nieuwl.Cyphorima decumbens (Nutt.) Raf.Cyphorima linearifolia (Goldie) LunellCyphorima longiflora (Pursh) Raf.Cyphorima mandanensis (Spreng.) LunellHeliotropium helianthemoides Shuttlew.Heliotropium helianthemoides Shuttlew. ex A.DC.Lithospermum albicans GreeneLithospermum angustifolium Michx.Lithospermum asperum A.NelsonLithospermum breviflorum Engelm. & A.GrayLithospermum breviflorum var. punctulatum Engelm.Lithospermum ciliolatum GreeneLithospermum decumbens (Nutt.) Torr.Lithospermum helianthemoides Shuttlew.Lithospermum helianthemoides Shuttlew. ex A.DC.Lithospermum linearifolium GoldieLithospermum longiflorum (Pursh) Spreng.Lithospermum longiflorum var. mirabile BrandLithospermum mandanense Spreng.Lithospermum multiflorum S.WatsonLithospermum oblongum GreenePentalophus longiflorus (Pursh) DC.Pentalophus mandanensis (Spreng.) DC.
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 identifier118088-1
Use codesMA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.