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
FamilyFagaceae
GenusQuercus
Scientific name with authorshipQuercus cerris L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cerris australis Raf.Cerris austriaca (Willd.) Raf.Cerris crinita (Lam.) Raf.Cerris paliphleos Raf.Quercus aegilops Scop.Quercus aegilops var. alba de VosQuercus ambrozyana Simonk.Quercus asplenifolia A.DC.Quercus austriaca Willd.Quercus cana Steud.Quercus cerris f. austriaca (Willd.) Georgescu & MorariuQuercus cerris f. balatae BorosQuercus cerris f. balatae Boros ex MátyásQuercus cerris f. basi-cuneata MátyásQuercus cerris f. cycloloba BorbásQuercus cerris f. laciniata C.K.Schneid.Quercus cerris f. laciniatolyrata MátyásQuercus cerris f. lancifolia Georgescu & MorariuQuercus cerris f. leviterlobata MátyásQuercus cerris f. macrophylla (Dorner) Georgescu & MorariuQuercus cerris f. pendula (Neill) A.CamusQuercus cerris f. pendula (Neill) Asch. & Graebn.Quercus cerris f. roborilobata MátyásQuercus cerris f. sinuatolobata MátyásQuercus cerris f. verae-csapodyae MátyásQuercus cerris subsp. austriaca (Willd.) NymanQuercus cerris subsp. austriaca (Willd.) O.SchwarzQuercus cerris subsp. pendula (Neill) Asch. & Graebn.Quercus cerris subsp. tournefortii (Willd.) O.SchwarzQuercus cerris var. aegilops DC.Quercus cerris var. ambrozyana (Simonk.) RehderQuercus cerris var. austriaca (Willd.) LoudonQuercus cerris var. bipinnatifida SchurQuercus cerris var. bithynica A.CamusQuercus cerris var. caramanica KotschyQuercus cerris var. caramanica Kotschy ex Tchich.Quercus cerris var. crinita DC.Quercus cerris var. haliphlaeos (Lam.) DC.Quercus cerris var. haliphlaeos (Lam.) Lam.Quercus cerris var. laciniata G.Kirchn.Quercus cerris var. laciniata LoudonQuercus cerris var. lanuginosa de VosQuercus cerris var. longimucronata Hausskn.Quercus cerris var. macrophylla DornerQuercus cerris var. pendula NeillQuercus cerris var. pseudocerris (Boiss.) Boiss.Quercus cerris var. sinuata SchurQuercus cerris var. tournefortii (Willd.) K.KochQuercus crinita Lam.Quercus crispa Steud.Quercus echinata Salisb.Quercus fasciculopilosa Kit.Quercus fasciculopilosa Kit. ex Jáv.Quercus frondosa Mill.Quercus frondosa Steud.Quercus haliphlaeos Lam.Quercus heterophylla A.DC.Quercus lanuginosa Lam.Quercus nicotrae Lojac.Quercus pseudocerris Boiss.Quercus ragnal Lodd.Quercus ragnal Lodd. ex LoudonQuercus raynal K.KochQuercus recurvisquamosa St.-Lag.Quercus secondatii Steud.Quercus thracica Stef. & NedjalkovQuercus tournefortii Willd.Quercus tukhtensis CzeczottQuercus variegata Lodd.Quercus variegata Lodd. ex Steud.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Social use
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 identifier295941-1
Use codesEU MA ME SU
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.