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
OrderLamiales
FamilyOleaceae
GenusSyringa
Scientific name with authorshipSyringa vulgaris L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lilac caerulea (Jonst.) LunellLilac cordatifolia Gilib.Lilac suaveolens Gilib.Lilac vulgaris (L.) Lam.Lilac vulgaris var. alba (Weston) Jacques & HérincqLilac vulgaris var. coerulea (Weston) Jacques & HérincqLilac vulgaris var. purpurea (Weston) Jacques & HérincqLilac vulgaris var. violacea (Aiton) Jacques & HérincqLiliacum album (Weston) RenaultLiliacum vulgare (L.) RenaultSyringa alba (Weston) A.Dietr.Syringa alba (Weston) A.Dietr. ex DippelSyringa albiflora OpizSyringa amoena K.KochSyringa bicolor K.KochSyringa caerulea Jonst.Syringa carlsruhensis K.KochSyringa cordifolia StokesSyringa cordifolia var. alba StokesSyringa cordifolia var. caerulescens StokesSyringa cordifolia var. purpurascens StokesSyringa latifolia Salisb.Syringa lilac GarsaultSyringa lilac ThouinSyringa lilac var. alba (Weston) ThouinSyringa lilac var. purpurea (Weston) ThouinSyringa lilac var. violacea (Aiton) ThouinSyringa marliensis K.KochSyringa nigricans K.KochSyringa notgeri K.KochSyringa philemon K.KochSyringa rhodopaea Velen., 1922Syringa rhodopea Velen.Syringa versaliensis K.KochSyringa virginalis K.KochSyringa vulgaris f. alba (Weston) VossSyringa vulgaris f. albipleniflora S.D.ZhaoSyringa vulgaris f. coerulea (Weston) SchelleSyringa vulgaris f. plena (Oudin) RehderSyringa vulgaris f. purpurea (Weston) SchelleSyringa vulgaris f. violacea (Aiton) SchelleSyringa vulgaris subsp. duplex KuntzeSyringa vulgaris subsp. plena OudinSyringa vulgaris var. alba AitonSyringa vulgaris var. alba Sol.Syringa vulgaris var. alba WestonSyringa vulgaris var. albiflora Bluff & Fingerh.Syringa vulgaris var. albiflora PancicSyringa vulgaris var. caerulea AitonSyringa vulgaris var. caerulea WestonSyringa vulgaris var. caroli F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. coerulea WestonSyringa vulgaris var. colmariensis F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. lilacina SweetSyringa vulgaris var. macrantha BorbásSyringa vulgaris var. marlyensis F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. media F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. plena (Oudin) RehderSyringa vulgaris var. pulchella Velen.Syringa vulgaris var. purpurea St.-Lag.Syringa vulgaris var. purpurea WestonSyringa vulgaris var. regia St.-Lag.Syringa vulgaris var. rhotomagensis F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. rubra Lodd.Syringa vulgaris var. rubra Lodd. ex LoudonSyringa vulgaris var. rubra-maxima F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. semiplena F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. sibbirica F.NeumannSyringa vulgaris var. transsilvanica SchurSyringa vulgaris var. violacea AitonSyringa vulgaris var. virginalis F.Neumann
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier289009-2
Use codesEU GS MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria 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.