Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusOrychophragmus
Scientific name with authorshipOrychophragmus violaceus (L.) O.E.Schulz
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arabis chanetii H.Lév.Brassica violacea L.Cardamine potentillifolia H.Lév.Moricandia sonchifolia (Bunge) Hook.f.Moricandia sonchifolia (Bunge) Ledeb.Moricandia sonchifolia var. homaeophylla HanceOrychophragmus diffusus Z.M.Tan & J.M.XuOrychophragmus hupehensis (Pamp.) Z.M.Tan & X.L.ZhangOrychophragmus sonchifolius BungeOrychophragmus sonchifolius var. hupehensis Pamp.Orychophragmus sonchifolius var. intermedius Pamp.Orychophragmus sonchifolius var. subintegrifolius Pamp.Orychophragmus taibaiensis Z.M.Tan & B.Z.ZhaoOrychophragmus violaceus var. homaeophyllus (Hance) O.E.SchulzOrychophragmus violaceus var. hupehensis (Pamp.) O.E.SchulzOrychophragmus violaceus var. intermedius (Pamp.) O.E.SchulzOrychophragmus violaceus var. lasiocarpus MigoOrychophragmus violaceus var. odontopetalus Ling Wang & Chuan P.YangOrychophragmus violaceus var. subintegrifolius (Pamp.) O.E.SchulzOrychophragmus violaceus var. variegatus Ling Wang & Chuan P.YangOrychophragmus violaceus var. violaceusRaphanus chanetii H.Lév.Raphanus courtoisii H.Lév.Raphanus violaceus (L.) CrantzRaphanus violaceus L.
Documented use categories
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier1075897-2
Use codesAF EU GS
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.