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 stellata Wangenh.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Quercus alba var. minor MarshallQuercus floridana Shuttlew.Quercus floridana Shuttlew. ex A.DC.Quercus fusca Raf.Quercus gonoloba Raf.Quercus heteroloba Raf.Quercus lobulata Sol. ex Sm.Quercus minor (Marshall) Sarg.Quercus obtusiloba HoubaQuercus obtusiloba Michx.Quercus stellata f. cruciformis Trel.Quercus stellata f. heterophylla Ettingsh. & KrašanQuercus stellata f. houbae Trel.Quercus stellata f. laevis Trel.Quercus stellata f. mollissima Trel.Quercus stellata f. oblonga Trel.Quercus stellata f. quadrata Trel.Quercus stellata f. reducta Trel.Quercus stellata f. rufescens (Sarg.) Trel.Quercus stellata f. sterrettii Trel.Quercus stellata f. tonsa Trel.Quercus stellata f. typica Trel.Quercus stellata subsp. unranked Trel., 1924Quercus stellata var. anomala Sarg.Quercus stellata var. floridana A.DC.Quercus stellata var. palmeri Sarg.Quercus stellata var. parviloba Sarg.Quercus stellata var. rufescens Sarg.Quercus stellata var. stellataQuercus villosa Walter
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 identifier216416-2
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.