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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAllium
Scientific name with authorshipAllium ampeloprasum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Allium adscendens KunthAllium albescens Guss.Allium ampeloprasum f. holmense (Asch. & Graebn.) HolmboeAllium ampeloprasum f. normale Maire & WeillerAllium ampeloprasum subsp. ampeloprasumAllium ampeloprasum subsp. euampeloprasum HayekAllium ampeloprasum subsp. genuinum Cout.Allium ampeloprasum subsp. halleri NymanAllium ampeloprasum subsp. leucanthum (K.Koch) K.Richt.Allium ampeloprasum subsp. porrum (L.) HayekAllium ampeloprasum subsp. thessalum (Boiss.) NymanAllium ampeloprasum var. babingtonii (Borrer) SymeAllium ampeloprasum var. bertolonii (De Not.) NymanAllium ampeloprasum var. bulbiferum SymeAllium ampeloprasum var. bulbillifera SymeAllium ampeloprasum var. bulgaricum Podp.Allium ampeloprasum var. caudatum Pamp.Allium ampeloprasum var. gasparrinii (Guss.) NymanAllium ampeloprasum var. gracile CavaraAllium ampeloprasum var. holmense Asch. & Graebn.Allium ampeloprasum var. leucanthum (K.Koch) Ledeb.Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum (L.) J.GayAllium ampeloprasum var. pylium (De Not.) Asch. & Graebn.Allium ampeloprasum var. typicum RegelAllium ampeloprasum var. wiedemannii RegelAllium ascendens Ten.Allium babingtonii BorrerAllium bertolonii De Not.Allium bertolonii DeNot.Allium byzantinum K.KochAllium duriaeanum RegelAllium durieuanum Walp.Allium firmotunicatum var. album Grossh.Allium gasparrinii Guss.Allium halleri Bab.Allium halleri G.DonAllium holmense Mill.Allium holmense Mill. ex KunthAllium kurrat Schweinf.Allium kurrat Schweinf. ex K.KrauseAllium laetum Salisb.Allium laetum var. tonsile GrayAllium leucanthum K.KochAllium leucanthum var. tridentatum Ogan.Allium lineare Mill.Allium multiflorum DC.Allium polyanthum Schult. & Schult.f.Allium porraceum GrayAllium porrum L.Allium porrum subsp. euampeloprasum Breistr.Allium porrum subsp. porrumAllium porrum var. ampeloprasum (L.) Mirb.Allium porrum var. breve Alef.Allium porrum var. kurrat (Schweinf. ex K.Krause) SereginAllium porrum var. latum Alef.Allium porrum var. viviparum Alef.Allium pylium De Not.Allium pylium DeNot.Allium rotundum subsp. multiflorum CadevallAllium rotundum var. multiflorum NymanAllium scopulicola Font QuerAllium scopulicola FontQuerAllium scorodoprasum subsp. babingtonii (Borrer) NymanAllium scorodoprasum var. babingtonii (Borrer) RegelAllium spectabile De Not.Allium spectabile DeNot.Allium syriacum Boiss.Allium thessalum Boiss.Porrum amethystinum Rchb.Porrum ampeloprasum (L.) Mill.Porrum commune Rchb.Porrum sativum Mill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Material
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 identifier332079-2
Use codesGS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.