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 microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schmalh.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Oxycoccos microcarpus Turcz.Oxycoccos microcarpus Turcz. ex Rupr.Oxycoccus microcarpus Turcz.Oxycoccus microcarpus Turcz. ex Rupr.Oxycoccus microcarpus f. bulboidaeus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus microcarpus f. elongatus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus microcarpus var. kirigaminensis Honda & TobitaOxycoccus palustris subsp. microcarpus (Turcz. ex Rupr.) NymanOxycoccus palustris var. microcarpus (Turcz. ex Rupr.) FiekOxycoccus palustris var. pusillus DunalOxycoccus pusillus (Dunal) NakaiOxycoccus quadripetalus subsp. microcarpus (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Braun-Blanq.Oxycoccus quadripetalus subsp. microcarpus (Turcz. ex Rupr.) P.Fourn., 1937Oxycoccus quadripetalus subsp. microcarpus (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schinz & R.KellerVaccinium microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schmalh.Vaccinium microcarpum Hook.f.Vaccinium microcarpum f. kirigaminense (Honda & Tobita) Yonek.Vaccinium oxycoccos f. kirigaminense (Honda & Tobita) Hyl.Vaccinium oxycoccos f. microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Turcz.Vaccinium oxycoccos f. microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Turcz. ex P.StørmerVaccinium oxycoccos subsp. microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) A.BlyttVaccinium oxycoccos subsp. microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Kitam.Vaccinium oxycoccos var. microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Asch. & Graebn.Vaccinium oxycoccos var. microcarpum Turczaninow ex RuprechtVaccinium oxycoccus subsp. microcarpum (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Kitam.
Documented use categories
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 identifier60432533-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →
!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.