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
OrderGeraniales
FamilyGeraniaceae
GenusPelargonium
Scientific name with authorshipPelargonium peltatum (L.) L'Hér.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dibrachya clypeata Eckl. & Zeyh.Dibrachya peltata (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh.Dibrachya scutata (Sweet) Eckl. & Zeyh.Geraniospermum lateripes (L'Hér.) KuntzeGeraniospermum peltatum (L.) KuntzeGeranium hederinum AndrewsGeranium lateripes (L'Hér.) Poir.Geranium peltatum L.Pelargonium bachmannii R.KnuthPelargonium clypeatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.Pelargonium hederifolium Salisb.Pelargonium hepaticifolium Hoffmanns.Pelargonium lateripedatum St.-Lag.Pelargonium lateripes L'Hér.Pelargonium peltatum var. clypeatum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.Pelargonium peltatum var. glabrum Harv.Pelargonium peltatum var. scutatum (Sweet) Harv.Pelargonium peltatum var. zonatum DC.Pelargonium pinguifolium SweetPelargonium scutatum DC.Pelargonium scutatum SweetPelargonium ×glabrum Hoffmanns.Pelargonium ×lateripes var. albomarginatum DC.Pelargonium ×lateripes var. walneri DC.Pelargonium ×peltatum (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier376728-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.