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
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusSuccisa
Scientific name with authorshipSuccisa pratensis Moench
Indexed scientific synonyms
Asterocephalus succisa (L.) Wallr.Asterocephalus succisa var. glabratus (Schott) Wallr.Asterocephalus succisa var. hirsutus Wallr.Asterocephalus tomentosus Spreng.Lepicephalus inflexus Steud.Lepicephalus succisa (L.) Eichw.Scabiosa borealis Salisb.Scabiosa glabrata Hegetschw.Scabiosa glabrata SchottScabiosa glabrata Schott ex Roem. & Schult., 1818Scabiosa hirsuta (Wallr.) Bercht. & Opiz, 1838Scabiosa hirsuta MazziariScabiosa praemorsa Gilib.Scabiosa pratensis var. glabrata (Schott) Peterm.Scabiosa prolifera MazziariScabiosa succisa L.Scabiosa succisa subsp. glabrata (Schott) Schübl. & G.MartensScabiosa succisa var. arenaria RouyScabiosa succisa var. gigantea MaireScabiosa succisa var. glabra RothScabiosa succisa var. glabrata (Schott) DC.Scabiosa succisa var. grandifolia RouyScabiosa succisa var. hirsuta RothScabiosa succisa var. incisa RothScabiosa succisa var. latifolia Rouy & E.G.CamusScabiosa succisa var. nemorosa Wimm. & Grab.Scabiosa succisa var. oblongifolia Rouy & E.G.CamusScabiosa succisa var. ovalis RouyScabiosa succisa var. pratensis Wimm. & Grab.Scabiosa succisa var. prolifera RothScabiosa succisa var. rosea H.Mart.Scabiosa succisa var. serrata Rouy & E.G.CamusScabiosa succisa var. silvestris Rouy & E.G.CamusScabiosa succisa var. typica Rouy & E.G.CamusSuccisa altissima SchurSuccisa angustula Jord. & Fourr.Succisa aurigerana Jord. & Fourr.Succisa beugesiaca Jord. & Fourr.Succisa brevis Jord. & Fourr.Succisa cagiriensis Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.Succisa cuspidata Jord.Succisa dentata Jord. & Fourr.Succisa elliptica Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.Succisa fuchsii GraySuccisa fuscescens Jord. & Fourr.Succisa gigantea Jeanb. & Timb.-Lagr.Succisa glabrata (Schott) FiekSuccisa glabrata (Schott) SweetSuccisa glabrata Jord. & Fourr.Succisa gracilescens Jord. & Fourr.Succisa hirsuta OpizSuccisa incisa Jord. & Fourr.Succisa laetevirens Jord. & Fourr.Succisa microcephala Jord. & Fourr.Succisa palustris SassSuccisa parvula Jord. & Fourr.Succisa platyphylla Jord. & Fourr.Succisa praemorsa Asch.Succisa praemorsa var. hansmanni BolleSuccisa praemorsa var. nana BolleSuccisa pratensis f. albiflora Vain.Succisa pratensis f. knautiifrons (Murr) HayekSuccisa pratensis f. pinnatifida Hazsl.Succisa pratensis subsp. hirsuta (Opiz) ChrtekSuccisa pratensis subsp. knautiifrons (Murr) MurrSuccisa pratensis subsp. scotiaca (Baksay) ChrtekSuccisa pratensis var. arenaria (Rouy) P.D.SellSuccisa pratensis var. boccae Briq. & Cavill.Succisa pratensis var. dentata Hausm.Succisa pratensis var. glabrata (Schott) OrtmannSuccisa pratensis var. glabrata (Schott) Rchb.Succisa pratensis var. grandifolia (Rouy) P.D.SellSuccisa pratensis var. hirsuta Rchb.Succisa pratensis var. hispidula Peterm.Succisa pratensis var. knautiifrons MurrSuccisa pratensis var. minor MerinoSuccisa pratensis var. ovalis (Rouy) P.D.SellSuccisa pratensis var. pinnatifida Hausm.Succisa pratensis var. scotiaca BaksaySuccisa pratensis var. subacaulis (Bernardin) P.D.SellSuccisa pratensis var. vestita SennenSuccisa prativaga Jord. & Fourr.Succisa procera Jord. & Fourr.Succisa propera Jord. & Fourr.Succisa pyrenaea Jord. & Fourr., 1868Succisa pyrenaica Jord. & Fourr.Succisa rhodanensis Jord. & Fourr.Succisa sabauda Jord. & Fourr.Succisa stricta Jord. & Fourr.Succisa subacaulis BernardinSuccisa succisa (L.) H.Karst.Succisa sylvatica J.BeckerSuccisa sylvatica Jord. & Fourr.Succisa tardans Jord. & Fourr.Succisa viretorum Jord. & Fourr.Succisa vogesiaca Jord. & Fourr.Succisa vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl
Documented use categories
Medicine
Invertebrate food
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 identifier320331-1
Use codesIF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.