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
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusVicia
Scientific name with authorshipVicia faba L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Faba bona subsp. equina (Medik.) SojákFaba communis Delarbre, 1800Faba equina Medik.Faba faba (L.) HouseFaba major Desf.Faba major var. longisiliqua Poit.Faba major var. minor Poit.Faba major var. viridis Poit.Faba minor Roxb.Faba sativa Bernh.Faba vulgaris MoenchFaba vulgaris subsp. minor DostálFaba vulgaris var. agrorum Alef.Faba vulgaris var. albida Alef.Faba vulgaris var. albiflora Alef.Faba vulgaris var. arcuata Alef.Faba vulgaris var. atra Alef.Faba vulgaris var. atriflora Alef.Faba vulgaris var. atropurpurea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. aurorea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. circularis Alef.Faba vulgaris var. equina (Medik.) Lej.Faba vulgaris var. equina DostálFaba vulgaris var. flabellata Alef.Faba vulgaris var. fuliginiflora Alef.Faba vulgaris var. hortensis Lej.Faba vulgaris var. humillima Alef.Faba vulgaris var. macrocarpa Alef.Faba vulgaris var. macrochloris Alef.Faba vulgaris var. macrosperma Alef.Faba vulgaris var. major Nois.Faba vulgaris var. mazagana Alef.Faba vulgaris var. mediolana Alef.Faba vulgaris var. megalosperma Alef.Faba vulgaris var. microchloris Alef.Faba vulgaris var. minor MératFaba vulgaris var. nebulosa Alef.Faba vulgaris var. nebulosa-violacea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. nitidissima Alef.Faba vulgaris var. notatopurpurea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. orbicularis Alef.Faba vulgaris var. paucijuga Alef.Faba vulgaris var. picea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. pliniana Trab.Faba vulgaris var. purpurea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. purpuriflora Alef.Faba vulgaris var. quisquilina Alef.Faba vulgaris var. sanguinea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. schlagintweitii Alef.Faba vulgaris var. subviridis Alef.Faba vulgaris var. superba Alef.Faba vulgaris var. tockeri Alef.Faba vulgaris var. violacea Alef.Faba vulgaris var. viridinana Alef.Faba vulgaris var. viridis Nois.Faba vulgaris var. viridissima Alef.Faba vulgaris var. viridopaca Alef.Faba vulgaris var. waterlooensis Alef.Faba vulgaris var. windsoriana Alef.Orobus faba (L.) Brot.Vicia equina (Medik.) Steud.Vicia esculenta Salisb.Vicia faba subsp. equina (Steud.) Schübl. & G.MartensVicia faba subsp. equina Rothm., 1963Vicia faba subsp. fabaVicia faba subsp. minor Rothm.Vicia faba subsp. paucijuga (Alef.) MuratovaVicia faba var. equina (Medik.) Pers.Vicia faba var. minor BeckVicia faba var. minor Peterm.Vicia faba var. pliniana Trab.Vicia pliniana (Trab.) MuratovaVicia porphyrea Rchb.Vicia vulgaris GrayVicia vulgaris var. equina Gray
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier524737-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.