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
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusLonicera
Scientific name with authorshipLonicera caprifolium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Caprifolium atropurpureum K.KochCaprifolium germanicum DelarbreCaprifolium hortense Lam.Caprifolium italicum (Mill.) Medik.Caprifolium italicum Borkh.Caprifolium italicum var. album (Aiton) Schult.Caprifolium magnevilleae BosseCaprifolium magnevilleae DippelCaprifolium pallidum (Schur) SchurCaprifolium perfoliatum Röhl.Caprifolium perfoliatum var. pallidum SchurCaprifolium rotundifolium MoenchCaprifolium sylvaticum Lam.Caprifolium vulgare Medik.Lonicera caprifolium f. pauciflora (Carrière) RehderLonicera caprifolium subsp. italica SchmidtLonicera caprifolium subsp. pallida (Host) Ces.Lonicera caprifolium subsp. pauciflora CarrièreLonicera caprifolium var. alba AitonLonicera caprifolium var. albida M.LoehrLonicera caprifolium var. flavescens WestonLonicera caprifolium var. italica (Mill.) C.F.Ludw.Lonicera caprifolium var. italica F.W.Schmidt, 1794Lonicera caprifolium var. pallida (Schur) LavalléeLonicera caprifolium var. praecox DC.Lonicera caprifolium var. rubra TauschLonicera caprifolium var. verna LavalléeLonicera italica (Mill.) F.Schmidt ex TauschLonicera italica Schm.Lonicera pallida HostLonicera suavis Salisb.Lonicera verna DippelLonicera verna LavalléePericlymenum italicum (Mill.) Mill.Periclymenum perfoliatum (Röhl.) Gray
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 identifier148670-1
Use codesME
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.