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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusTrigonella
Scientific name with authorshipTrigonella caerulea (L.) Ser.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amoria vivianii C.PreslAmoria vivianii C.Presl ex Steud.Folliculigera coerulea (L.) Pasq.Grammocarpus caeruleus (L.) Gasp., 1853Grammocarpus caeruleus (L.) SchurMelilotus caeruleus (L.) Desr.Melilotus caeruleus var. connatus (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Rchb.f.Melilotus caeruleus var. densiflorus Neilr.Melilotus coerulea (L.) Desr.Melilotus connatus Bernh.Melilotus connatus Bernh. ex Rchb.Melilotus hortensis GaterauSertula caerulea (L.) KuntzeTeliosma caerulea (L.) Alef.Teliosma caerulea var. decumbens Alef.Teliosma caerulea var. sativa Alef.Telis caerulea (L.) KuntzeTrifoliastrum caeruleum (L.) MoenchTrifolium caeruleum L.Trifolium melilotus var. caeruleum L.Trifolium melilotus-caeruleus L., 1753Trigonella caerulea subsp. connata (Bernh. ex Rchb.) Asch. & Graebn.Trigonella caerulea subsp. sativa (Alef.) Thell.Trigonella coerulea (L.) Ser.Trigonella connata MeyerTrigonella connata Meyer ex Steud.Trigonella melilotus var. caerulea (Ser.) Asch. & Graebn.Trigonella melilotus-caerulea (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Trigonella melilotus-coeruleus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier523910-1
Use codesAF EU HF IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.