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 robur L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Quercus acutiloba BorbásQuercus afghanistanensis K.KochQuercus asterotricha Borbás & CsatóQuercus castaneoides Vuk.Quercus concordia K.KochQuercus dissecta K.KochQuercus feminea Mill.Quercus filicifolia A.DC.Quercus foemida Mill.Quercus germanica var. puberula Lasch, 1857Quercus lasistan KotschyQuercus lasistan Kotschy ex A.DC.Quercus longaeva Salisb.Quercus louettii DippelQuercus malacophylla var. asterotricha BorbásQuercus pectinata K.KochQuercus pedunculata Ehrh.Quercus pedunculata var. dauvessei-pendula DeVosQuercus pedunculata var. stenocarpa Vuk.Quercus pseudotscharakensis KotschyQuercus pseudotscharakensis Kotschy ex A.DC.Quercus robur (Ten.) A.DC.Quercus robur f. pendula (Loudon) O.SchwarzQuercus robur subsp. eurobur A.CamusQuercus robur subsp. longipeduncula Ehrh.Quercus robur var. pedunculata Hook.f.Quercus robur var. pedunculata Martyn, 1792Quercus robur var. roburQuercus robur var. typica BeckQuercus robur var. vulgaris A.DC.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier304293-2
Use codesAF EU FU HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.