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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLupinus
Scientific name with authorshipLupinus luteus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lupinus luteolus ClewellLupinus luteus f. bernatzkayae Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus f. compactus Kazim. & Kaz.Lupinus luteus f. golovczenkoi Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus f. lukasheviczii Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus f. ucrainicus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus f. volovnenkoae Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus subsp. orientalis Kazim. & Kaz.Lupinus luteus var. albicans Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. arcellus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. aurantiacus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. aureus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. citrinus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. cremeus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. croceus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. kazimierskii Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. leucospermus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. maculosus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. melanospermus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. niger Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. ochroleucus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. ramosus MerinoLupinus luteus var. sempolovskii Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. sinskayae Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. stepanovae Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus luteus var. sulphureus Kurl. & Stank.Lupinus niger Wehmer
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier504707-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.