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 sempervirens L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alaternus sempervirens Röhl.Alaternus sempervirens Röhl. ex Steud.Caprifolium sempervirens (L.) MoenchKantemon angustifolium Raf.Lonicera angustifolia Raf.Lonicera caroliniana MarshallLonicera coccinea Pers.Lonicera connata Meerb.Lonicera flammea Salisb.Lonicera fuchsioides DippelLonicera magnevilleae DippelLonicera sempervirens f. coccinea-superba DippelLonicera sempervirens f. flava (Regel) DippelLonicera sempervirens f. minor (Aiton) RehderLonicera sempervirens f. sulphurea (Jacques) RehderLonicera sempervirens f. superba (Regel) RehderLonicera sempervirens subsp. sulphurea JacquesLonicera sempervirens var. caroliniana (Marshall) Castigl.Lonicera sempervirens var. flava RegelLonicera sempervirens var. hirsutula RehderLonicera sempervirens var. major AitonLonicera sempervirens var. minor AitonLonicera sempervirens var. oblonga Veill.Lonicera sempervirens var. ovata Veill.Lonicera sempervirens var. superba RegelLonicera sempervirens var. virginiana (Marshall) Castigl.Lonicera speciosa Wender.Lonicera virginiana MarshallPericlymenum sempervirens (L.) Mill.Periclymenum sempervirens var. angustifolium SpachPericlymenum sempervirens var. latifolium SpachPhenianthus semperivens (L.) Raf.Phenianthus semperivens (L.) Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.Phenianthus sempervirens (L.) Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier30080890-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.