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
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusVaccinium
Scientific name with authorshipVaccinium angustifolium Aiton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cyanococcus angustifolius (Aiton) Rydb.Cyanococcus angustifolius var. laevifolius (House) MoldenkeCyanococcus pensylvanicus (Lam.) Rydb.Vaccinium angustifolium f. angustifoliumVaccinium angustifolium f. chiococcum (W.Deane) B.BoivinVaccinium angustifolium f. leucoarpum (Deane) RehderVaccinium angustifolium f. leucocarpum (W.Deane) RehderVaccinium angustifolium f. nigrum (Alph.Wood) B.BoivinVaccinium angustifolium var. angustifoliumVaccinium angustifolium var. glaucescens Benth.Vaccinium angustifolium var. hypolasium FernaldVaccinium angustifolium var. integrifolium LepageVaccinium angustifolium var. laevifolium HouseVaccinium angustifolium var. nigrum (Alph.Wood) DoleVaccinium brittonii PorterVaccinium brittonii Porter ex CockayneVaccinium brittonii Porter ex E.P.BicknellVaccinium canadense f. chiococcum W.DeaneVaccinium corymbosum StewartVaccinium humile Willd.Vaccinium lamarckii CampVaccinium minutiflorum P.WatsonVaccinium multiflorum DunalVaccinium myrtilloides f. chiococcum (W.Deane) FernaldVaccinium myrtilloides var. angustifolium (Aiton) DunalVaccinium nigrum (Alph.Wood) BrittonVaccinium pensylvanicum Lam.Vaccinium pensylvanicum f. leucocarpum W.DeaneVaccinium pensylvanicum var. angustifolium (Aiton) A.GrayVaccinium pensylvanicum var. nigrum Alph.WoodVaccinium ramulosum Willd.Vaccinium salicinum Asch.Vaccinium tenellum Pursh
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
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 identifier858831-1
Use codesGS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.