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 gambelii Nutt.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Quercus alba var. gunnisonii Torr. & A.GrayQuercus albifolia C.H.Mull.Quercus confusa Wooton & Standl.Quercus douglasii var. gambelii (Nutt.) A.DC.Quercus douglasii var. novomexicana A.DC.Quercus eastwoodiae Rydb.Quercus gambelii subsp. eugambelii A.CamusQuercus gambelii subsp. vreelandii (Rydb.) A.CamusQuercus gambelii var. bonina S.L.WelshQuercus gambelii var. gambeliiQuercus gambelii var. gunnisonii (Torr. & A.Gray) Wenz.Quercus gambelii var. novomexicana (A.DC.) GarrettQuercus gambelii var. utahensis (A.DC.) GarrettQuercus gambelii var. vreelandii (Rydb.) A.CamusQuercus gunnisonii Rydb.Quercus leptophylla Rydb.Quercus marshii C.H.Mull.Quercus media Wooton & Standl.Quercus nitescens Rydb.Quercus novomexicana (A.DC.) Rydb.Quercus novomexicana var. andrewsii Trel.Quercus novomexicana var. nitescens (Rydb.) A.CamusQuercus novomexicana var. typica A.CamusQuercus obtusifolia Rydb.Quercus stellata var. utahensis A.DC.Quercus submollis Rydb.Quercus subobtusifolia A.CamusQuercus undulata var. gambelii (Nutt.) Engelm.Quercus undulata var. gunnisonii (Torr. & A.Gray) Engelm.Quercus utahensis (A.DC.) Rydb.Quercus utahensis subsp. euutahensis A.CamusQuercus utahensis subsp. submollis (Rydb.) A.CamusQuercus utahensis var. mollis Sarg.Quercus utahensis var. submollis (Rydb.) Sarg.Quercus vreelandii Rydb.Quercus ×pauciloba subsp. confusa (Wooton & Standl.) A.CamusQuercus ×undulata var. obtusifolia A.DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier296173-1
Use codesMA ME PO
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.