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
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusOrobanche
Scientific name with authorshipOrobanche coerulescens Stephan ex Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? multidentata BeckOrobanche akiana HondaOrobanche albolanata Steud.Orobanche ammophila C.A.Mey.Orobanche bodinieri H.Lév.Orobanche caerulea Fisch.Orobanche caerulea Fisch. ex Wallr.Orobanche caerulescens var. multidentata (Beck) Serg.Orobanche canescens BungeOrobanche coerulescens f. cristata BeckOrobanche coerulescens f. lehmannii BeckOrobanche coerulescens f. occidentalis BeckOrobanche coerulescens f. pekinensis BeckOrobanche coerulescens f. typica BeckOrobanche coerulescens subsp. albiflora KuntzeOrobanche coerulescens subsp. nipponica (Makino) Kitam.Orobanche coerulescens subsp. occidentalis (Beck) Rothm.Orobanche coerulescens subsp. pekinensis BeckOrobanche coerulescens var. albiflora KuntzeOrobanche coerulescens var. ammophila KuntzeOrobanche coerulescens var. arenaria Serg.Orobanche coerulescens var. bicolor KuntzeOrobanche coerulescens var. multidentata (Beck) Serg.Orobanche coerulescens var. occidentalis (Beck) HayekOrobanche feddei H.Lév.Orobanche japonensis MakinoOrobanche mairei H.Lév.Orobanche nipponica MakinoOrobanche pycnostachya subsp. yunnanensis BeckOrobanche pycnostachya var. yunnanensis BeckOrobanche quadrivalvis RegelOrobanchella coerulescens (Stephan) Piwow., M.Nobis & Madeja
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 identifier662192-1
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.