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 nigra L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Quercus agnostifolia K.KochQuercus aquatica (Lam.) WalterQuercus aquatica var. attenuata AitonQuercus aquatica var. cuneata AitonQuercus aquatica var. dentata A.DC.Quercus aquatica var. elongata AitonQuercus aquatica var. hybrida Chapm.Quercus aquatica var. indivisa AitonQuercus aquatica var. nana (Willd.) Nutt.Quercus aquatica var. stipitata A.DC.Quercus bumelifolia RiddellQuercus dentata W.BartramQuercus genabii K.KochQuercus hemisphaerica var. nana (Willd.) Nutt.Quercus hemisphaerica var. nana (Willd.) Sarg.Quercus marylandica Du RoiQuercus marylandica DuRoiQuercus microcarya SmallQuercus nana Willd.Quercus nigra f. microcarya (Small) Sarg.Quercus nigra f. microcarya (Small) Trel.Quercus nigra f. nigraQuercus nigra f. plenocarpa Trel.Quercus nigra f. saxicola Trel.Quercus nigra f. tridentifera (Sarg.) Trel.Quercus nigra var. aquatica Lam.Quercus nigra var. elongata Ashe, 1922Quercus nigra var. heterophylla (Aiton) AsheQuercus nigra var. heterophylla AitonQuercus nigra var. megacarpa AsheQuercus nigra var. microcarya (Small) Trel.Quercus nigra var. nigraQuercus nigra var. plenocarpa Trel.Quercus nigra var. saxicola Trel.Quercus nigra var. tridentata A.DC.Quercus nigra var. tridentifera Sarg.Quercus noviorleani G.Kirchn.Quercus phellos var. microcarpa DippelQuercus plenocarpa SmallQuercus plenocarpa Small ex Trel.Quercus quinqueloba Engelm.Quercus saxicola SmallQuercus saxicola Small ex Trel.Quercus uliginosa Wangenh.Quercus ×ludoviciana var. microcarpa (Dippel) RehderQuercus ×subfalcata var. microcarpa (Dippel) Sarg.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier324851-2
Use codesEU MA ME
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.