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 etrusca Santi
Indexed scientific synonyms
Caprifolium cyrenaicum (Viv.) KuntzeCaprifolium dimorphum (Tausch) KuntzeCaprifolium etruscum (Santi) Schult.Caprifolium germanicum Font QuerLonicera caprifolium Schousb.Lonicera celtiberica PauLonicera charlottii W.WatsonLonicera cyrenaica Viv.Lonicera dimorpha TauschLonicera etrusca TauschLonicera etrusca f. gigantea ZabelLonicera etrusca f. mollis Vuk.Lonicera etrusca subsp. adenantha Hausskn.Lonicera etrusca subsp. raeseri (Boiss.) B.F.Osorio & Seraph.Lonicera etrusca subsp. superba W.WatsonLonicera etrusca var. adenantha Hausskn.Lonicera etrusca var. celtiberica (Pau) Rivas Goday & BorjaLonicera etrusca var. cyrenaica (Viv.) Pamp.Lonicera etrusca var. glabra LoweLonicera etrusca var. hirsuta PostLonicera etrusca var. imperfoliata Vayr.Lonicera etrusca var. parviflora Vayr.Lonicera etrusca var. pubescens DippelLonicera etrusca var. reverchonii Willk.Lonicera etrusca var. reverchonii Willk. ex RehderLonicera etrusca var. roeseri Boiss.Lonicera etrusca var. rotundifolia St.-Lag.Lonicera etrusca var. superba (W.Watson) C.H.WrightLonicera etrusca var. villiflora Emb. & MaireLonicera etrusca var. virescens MaireLonicera etrusca var. viscidula Boiss.Lonicera etrusca var. xylostemoides CandargyLonicera gigantea CarrièreLonicera gigantea DippelLonicera glabra (Lowe) PauLonicera mollis Vuk.Lonicera perfoliata Edwards, 1857Lonicera periclymenum GouanLonicera raeseri Heldr.Lonicera raeseri Heldr. ex Boiss.Lonicera roeseri Heldr.Lonicera roeseri Heldr. ex NymanLonicera viscidula Boiss.
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 identifier148750-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.