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 oxycoccos L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Oxycoca vulgaris Raf.Oxycoccos oxycoccos (L.) MacMill.Oxycoccos palustris Pers.Oxycoccos quadripetalus Gilib.Oxycoccus europaeus Nutt.Oxycoccus europaeus Pers.Oxycoccus gigas HagerupOxycoccus intermedius (A.Gray) Rydb.Oxycoccus majorOxycoccus microcarpos Turcz.Oxycoccus microcarpos Turcz. ex Rupr.Oxycoccus ovalifolius (Michx.) A.E.PorsildOxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) AdolphiOxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) Mac Mill.Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) MacMill.Oxycoccus oxycoccos subsp. intermedius (A.Gray) PiperOxycoccus oxycoccos var. intermedius (A.Gray) PiperOxycoccus oxycoccos var. intermedius Farw.Oxycoccus palustris Pers.Oxycoccus palustris f. microphyllus LangeOxycoccus palustris subsp. gigas (Hagerup) SoóOxycoccus palustris subsp. microphyllus (Lange) Á.Löve & D.LöveOxycoccus palustris var. intermedius (A.Gray) HowellOxycoccus palustris var. macrophyllus Gugn.Oxycoccus palustris var. macrophyllus W.Gugnacka-FiedorOxycoccus palustris var. melanocarpus StepanovOxycoccus palustris var. microphyllum (Lange) Rouss. & RaymondOxycoccus palustris var. microphyllus LangeOxycoccus palustris var. myrtifolius Klett & Richt.Oxycoccus palustris var. ovalifolius (Michx.) F.Seym.Oxycoccus palustris var. vulgaris A.BlyttOxycoccus quadripetalus Braun-Blanq.Oxycoccus quadripetalus Gilib.Oxycoccus quadripetalus Schinz & Thell.Oxycoccus quadripetalus f. bulbosus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. campanulatus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. conicus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. costatus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. cuboidaeus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. cylindricus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. deltoidaeus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. ellipticus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. elongato-ovoidaeus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. elongatopyricarpus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. globatopyricarpus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. guttatus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. leucanthus T.ShimizuOxycoccus quadripetalus f. obovatus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. ovoidaeus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. pyramidalis Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus f. rapacaeus Lekav. & ButkusOxycoccus quadripetalus subsp. vulgaris (Blytt) Braun-Blanq.Oxycoccus quadripetalus var. leucocarpum (Asch. & Magnus) O.A.EklundOxycoccus vulgaris Bong.Oxycoccus vulgaris HillSchollera europaea (Pers.) Steud.Schollera oxycoccos (L.) Forsyth f., 1794Schollera oxycoccos (L.) RothSchollera oxycoccus (L.) Schwabe, 1838Schollera paludosa Baumg.Schollera palustris (Pers.) Steud.Vaccinium microcarpos (Turcz. ex Rupr.) Schmalh.Vaccinium oxycoccos f. leucanthum (T.Shimizu) Yonek.Vaccinium oxycoccos f. oxycoccosVaccinium oxycoccos subsp. microphyllum (Lange) FeilbergVaccinium oxycoccos subsp. vulgare A.BlyttVaccinium oxycoccos var. hispidulum Castigl.Vaccinium oxycoccos var. intermedium A.GrayVaccinium oxycoccos var. ovalifolium Michx.Vaccinium oxycoccos var. oxycoccosVaccinium oxycoccos var. vulgaris (Blytt) BlyttVaccinium oxycoccus L.Vaccinium palustre Salisb.Vaccinium uliginosum f. depressum NakaiVaccinium uliginosum f. depressum Nakai ex UyekiVaccinium uliginosum f. ellipticum NakaiVaccinium uliginosum f. ellipticum Nakai ex Uyeki
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 identifier261956-2
Use codesGS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.