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 vitis-idaea L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? ellipticum F.GérardMyrtillus exigua BubaniOxycoccus vitis-idaea (L.) E.FriesRhodococcum minus (Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd.) AvrorinRhodococcum vitis-idaea (L.) AvrorinRhodococcum vitis-idaea subsp. minus (G.Lodd.) V.G.SergienkoVaccinium buxifolium Gilib.Vaccinium idaeum E.H.L.KrauseVaccinium jesoense Miq.Vaccinium minus (G.Lodd.) MaximovaVaccinium minus (G.Lodd.) Vorosch.Vaccinium nemorosum Salisb.Vaccinium pulchellum Fisch.Vaccinium pulchellum Fisch. ex HerderVaccinium punctatum Lam.Vaccinium punctatum var. ellipticum (F.Gérard) RouyVaccinium punctifolium StokesVaccinium rubrum DodoensVaccinium rubrum Dodoens ex Rupr.Vaccinium rubrum DulacVaccinium vitis-idaea f. ellipticum (F.Gérard) Braun-Blanq.Vaccinium vitis-idaea f. leucocarpum (Asch. & Magnus) Braun-Blanq.Vaccinium vitis-idaea f. longiflorum (Hausm. ex Dalla Torre & Sarnth.) Braun-Blanq.Vaccinium vitis-idaea f. macrophyllum (Hausm. ex Dalla Torre & Sarnth.) Braun-Blanq.Vaccinium vitis-idaea f. major (G.Lodd.) RehderVaccinium vitis-idaea f. microcarpum (Hausskn.) Braun-Blanq.Vaccinium vitis-idaea f. microphyllum HerderVaccinium vitis-idaea f. minus (G.Lodd.) NakaiVaccinium vitis-idaea f. pyricarpum LepageVaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. fma L.Vaccinium vitis-idaea subsp. minus (G.Lodd.) HulténVaccinium vitis-idaea var. crenatum MurrVaccinium vitis-idaea var. elatum F.W.SchultzVaccinium vitis-idaea var. genuinum HerderVaccinium vitis-idaea var. longiflorum Hausm.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. longiflorum Hausm. ex Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. macrophyllum Hausm.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. macrophyllum Hausm. ex Dalla Torre & Sarnth.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. major G.Lodd.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. microcarpum Hausskn.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. microphyllum HerderVaccinium vitis-idaea var. minor (Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd.) MoldenkeVaccinium vitis-idaea var. minus G.Lodd.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. ovata HenrikssonVaccinium vitis-idaea var. pumilum Hornem.Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. punctata MoenchVaccinium vitis-idaea var. punctifolia S.F.GrayVaccinium vitus-idaea L.Vitis-idaea punctata MoenchVitis-idaea punctata var. minor (G.Lodd.) MoldenkeVitis-idaea punctifolia (Stokes) GrayVitis-idaea vitis-idaea (L.) Britton
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 identifier293975-2
Use codesGS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.