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 triste (L.) L'Hér.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Geraniospermum flavum (Burm.fil.) KuntzeGeraniospermum triste (L.) KuntzeGeranium daucifolium MurrayGeranium daucifolium Murray ex Thunb.Geranium decumbens Balb.Geranium flavum Burm.fil.Geranium flavum L.Geranium pastinacifolium Mill.Geranium triste L.Geranium villosum Mill.Pelargonium carotifolium Hoffmanns.Pelargonium coniophyllum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.Pelargonium daucifolium (Murray) Salisb.Pelargonium daucifolium (Murray) Steud.Pelargonium daucoides Jacq.Pelargonium filipendulifolium SweetPelargonium flavum (L.) L'Hér.Pelargonium flavum L.AitonPelargonium laxatum Harv.Pelargonium millefoliatum SweetPelargonium moestum Hoffmanns.Pelargonium papaverifolium (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Steud.Pelargonium triste (Linnaeus, 1753) AitonPelargonium triste var. filipendulifolium SimsPelargonium tuberosum Steud.Polyactium coniophyllum Eckl. & Zeyh.Polyactium daucifolium (Murray) Eckl. & Zeyh.Polyactium filipendulifolium (Sweet) Eckl. & Zeyh.Polyactium flavum (Burm.fil.) Eckl. & Zeyh.Polyactium papaverifolium Eckl. & Zeyh.Polyactium triste (L.) Eckl. & Zeyh.
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 identifier377136-1
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.