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Enriched botanical record

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton

Also indexed aslarge cranberryAmerican cranberrybearberryAmerican CranberryAmerikaanse veenbesAmerikai tőzegáfonyaAmerikansk tranebærAmerička brusnica
FamilyEricaceae
GenusVaccinium
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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 macrocarpon Aiton

Indexed scientific synonyms

Oxycoca berberidacea Raf.Oxycoca macrocarpa (Aiton) Raf.Oxycoccos macrocarpos (Ait.) PurshOxycoccos nacrocarpon (Aiton) PurschOxycoccus macrocarpos (Aiton) Pers.Oxycoccus macrocarpos (Aiton) PurshOxycoccus macrocarpus (Aiton) Pers.Oxycoccus macrocarpus (Aiton) PurshOxycoccus palustris var. macrocarpos (Aiton) Pers.Oxycoccus quadripetalus subsp. macrocarpos (Aiton) O.SchwarzSchollera macrocarpa (Aiton) Steud.Schollera macrocarpon (Aiton) BrittonSchollera macrocarpos (Aiton) BrittonSchollera macrocarpos (Aiton) Steud., 1821Schollera oxycoccus BrittenVaccinium hispidulum Wangenh.Vaccinium macrocarpon f. dahlei Findley & CoreVaccinium macrocarpon f. eburnea Mac KeeverVaccinium macrocarpon f. eburnea MacKeeverVaccinium macrocarpon var. intermedium A.GrayVaccinium oblongifolium (Michx.) DunalVaccinium oxycoccos var. macrocarpon (Aiton) Jess.Vaccinium oxycoccos var. oblongifolium Michx.Vaccinium propinquum Salisb.

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 identifier261912-2
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.