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 pubescens Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Quercus alba var. pubescens (Willd.) Willd.Quercus brevipedunculata var. pubescens (Willd.) St.-Lag.Quercus confusa Simonk., 1902Quercus glomerata Boreau, 1849Quercus humilis subsp. humilisQuercus lanuginosa var. laciniosa (Boreau) A.CamusQuercus lanuginosa var. oxycarpa (Raddi) GürkeQuercus longiglanda Vuk., 1883Quercus oxycarpa RaddiQuercus pubescens var. erythrolepis Vuk.Quercus pubescens var. incisa Martrin-DonosQuercus pubescens var. oxycarpa (Raddi) Vuk.Quercus pubescens var. tortulosa Vuk.Quercus robur var. pubescens (Willd.) BonnierQuercus saxicola Vuk., 1883Quercus sessiliflora subsp. pubescens (Willd.) Corb., 1894Quercus sessiliflora var. laciniosa BoreauQuercus sessiliflora var. pubescens (Willd.) LoudonQuercus stenioides Gand.Quercus tenoreana Borzí, 1911Quercus torulosa (Vuk.) RaddiQuercus torulosa Vuk.Quercus virgiliana f. typica (Posp.) O.SchwarzQuercus vukotinocicii Borbás
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 identifier326376-2
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.