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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyTropaeolaceae
GenusTropaeolum
Scientific name with authorshipTropaeolum majus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cardamindum majus (L.) MoenchNasturtium indicum GarsaultTropaeolum atrosanguineum Godr.Tropaeolum atrosanguineum GordonTropaeolum chaixianum É.MorrenTropaeolum compactum H.BoyceTropaeolum compactum H.Boyce ex J.DixTropaeolum elatum Salisb.Tropaeolum hortense SparreTropaeolum hybridum L.Tropaeolum majas L.Tropaeolum majus subsp. flore-purpurea Van HoutteTropaeolum majus var. altum Thorsrud & ReisaeterTropaeolum majus var. brunneum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. carneum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. coccineum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. coffeinum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. haageanum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. luteum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. nanum Thorsrud & ReisaeterTropaeolum majus var. plenum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. regelianum Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. scheuermannii Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. schillingii Alef.Tropaeolum majus var. sordidum Alef.Tropaeolum naudinii É.MorrenTropaeolum pinnatum AndrewsTropaeolum quinquelobum P.J.BergiusTropaeolum repandifolium StokesTropaeolum scheuerianum É.MorrenTropaeolum schilligii P.Vilm., 1865Tropaeolum schillingii B.Verl.Tropaeolum zanderi A.Dietr.Trophaeum atrosanguineum (Gordon) KuntzeTrophaeum chaixianum (É.Morren) KuntzeTrophaeum majus (L.) KuntzeTrophaeum naudinii (É.Morren) KuntzeTrophaeum pinnatum (Andrews) KuntzeTrophaeum scheunerianum (É.Morren) KuntzeTrophaeum zanderi (A.Dietr.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier310974-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for 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.