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
GenusWisteria
Scientific name with authorshipWisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Apios sinensis (Sims) Spreng.Glycine chinensis SimsGlycine sinensis SimsKraunhia chinensis (Sweet) GreeneKraunhia sinensis (Sims) GreeneMillettia chinensis Benth.Millettia sinensis (Sims) Benth.Rehsonia brevidentata (Rehder) StritchRehsonia sinensis (Sims) StritchRehsonia villosa (Rehder) StritchSH1607467.08FUWistaria sinensis (Sims) DC.Wisteria brachybotrya Hemsl.Wisteria brachybotrys Hemsl.Wisteria brevidentata RehderWisteria chinensis (Sims) DC.Wisteria chinensis BungeWisteria chinensis SweetWisteria consequana SabineWisteria polystachya K.KochWisteria praecox Hand.-Mazz.Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.ProdrWisteria sinensis (Sims) SweetWisteria sinensis f. alba (Lindl.) Rehder & E.H.WilsonWisteria sinensis f. alba Lindl.Wisteria sinensis var. alba Lindl.Wisteria sinensis var. albiflora Lem.Wisteria sinensis var. brevidentata (Rehder) J.Compton & C.LaneWisteria sinensis var. villosa (Rehder) J.Compton & C.LaneWisteria villosa Rehder
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier60459148-2
Use codesEU MA ME PO
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.