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
OrderFagales
FamilyNothofagaceae
GenusNothofagus
Scientific name with authorshipNothofagus antarctica (G.Forst.) Oerst.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Calucechinus antarctica (G.Forst.) Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.Calucechinus montagnei (Hombr. & Jacquinot) Hombr. & Jacquinot ex Decne.Fagus alpina Poepp. ex A.DC.Fagus antarctica G.Forst.Fagus antarctica f. latifolia KurtzFagus antarctica f. latifolia Kurtz ex AlbovFagus antarctica var. microphylla Phil.Fagus antarctica var. palustris AlbovFagus antarctica var. subalpina AlbovFagus antarctica var. sublobata A.DC.Fagus antarctica var. uliginosa A.DC.Fagus montagnei Hombr. & JacquinotFagus uliginosa Phil.Fagus uliginosa Phil. ex A.DC.Nothofagus antarctica var. latifolia Kurtz, 1904Nothofagus antarctica var. microphylla Reiche, 1897Nothofagus antarctica var. palustris De Wild.Nothofagus antarctica var. palustris Macloskie, 1904Nothofagus antarctica var. subalpina De Wild.Nothofagus antartica (Forster f.) OerstedNothofagus montagnei (Hombr. & Jacquinot) KrasserNothofagus uliginosa (A.DC.) Krasser
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier359065-1
Use codesEU MA ME
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.