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
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyPolygonaceae
GenusRumex
Scientific name with authorshipRumex aquaticus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lapathum aquaticum (L.) Scop.Lapathum aquaticum Moench, 1794Lapathum maximum Gilib.Rumex aquaticus subsp. euaquaticus Rech.f.Rumex aquaticus subsp. protractus (Rech.fil.) Rech.fil.Rumex aquaticus subsp. schischkinii (Losinsk.) Rech.fil.Rumex aquaticus var. crispatus Wahlenb.Rumex aquaticus var. helolapathum (Drejer ex Hornem.) Murb.Rumex aquaticus var. kolaensis HulténRumex aquaticus var. kolaensis Murb.Rumex caldeirarum H.C.WatsonRumex caldeirarum H.C.Watson ex Meisn.Rumex cordifolius Hornem.Rumex cordifolius Hornem. ex Rchb.Rumex heleolapathum DrejerRumex heleolapathum Drejer ex Hornem., 1840Rumex helolapathum DrejerRumex helolapathum Drejer ex Hornem.Rumex herba-britannicus Horv.Rumex hippolapathum var. palustris Fr.Rumex kamtshadalus Kom.Rumex latifolius G.Mey.Rumex paludosus Huds.Rumex protractus Rech.fil.Rumex rheifolius Schult. & Schult.fil.Rumex schischkinii Losinsk.Rumex undulatus BesserRumex undulatus Besser ex Meisn.
Documented use categories
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 identifier301511-2
Use codesFU 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.