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 cepa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Allium angolense BakerAllium aobanum ArakiAllium ascalonicum f. rotterianum VossAllium ascalonicum f. rotterianum Voss ex J.BeckerAllium ascalonicum subsp. condensum MillánAllium ascalonicum subsp. fertile MillánAllium ascalonicum subsp. rotterianum VossAllium ascalonicum subsp. rotterianum Voss ex J.BeckerAllium ascalonicum subsp. sterile MillánAllium ascalonicum var. condensum MillánAllium ascalonicum var. fertile MillánAllium ascalonicum var. majus CorrieAllium ascalonicum var. sterile MillánAllium cepa f. viviparum Metzg.Allium cepa subsp. aggregatum G.DonAllium cepa subsp. anglicum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. argenteum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. bifolium Alef.Allium cepa subsp. crinides Alef.Allium cepa subsp. flandricum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. globosum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. hispanicum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. jamesii Alef.Allium cepa subsp. lisboanum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. luteum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. multiplicans L.H.BaileyAllium cepa subsp. portanum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. praecox Alef.Allium cepa subsp. rosum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. sanguineum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. solaninum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. tripolitanum Alef.Allium cepa subsp. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef.Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.DonAllium cepa var. anglicum Alef.Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef.Allium cepa var. ascalonicumAllium cepa var. bifolium Alef.Allium cepa var. bulbiferum RegelAllium cepa var. crinides Alef.Allium cepa var. flandricum Alef.Allium cepa var. globosum Alef.Allium cepa var. hispanicum Alef.Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef.Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef.Allium cepa var. luteum Alef.Allium cepa var. multiplicans L.H.BaileyAllium cepa var. portanum Alef.Allium cepa var. praecox Alef.Allium cepa var. roseum Alef.Allium cepa var. rosum Alef.Allium cepa var. sanguineum Alef.Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef.Allium cepa var. tripolitanum Alef.Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metz) Mansf.Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef.Allium cepaeiforme G.Don, 1827Allium cepaeum St.-Lag.Allium commune NoronhaAllium cumaria Buch.-Ham.Allium cumaria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Allium esculentum Salisb.Allium napus Pall.Allium napus Pall. ex KunthAllium nigritanum A.Chev.Allium pauciflorum Willd.Allium pauciflorum Willd. ex Ledeb.Allium salota DostálAscalonicum sativum P.RenaultCepa alba P.RenaultCepa esculenta GrayCepa esculenta var. hispanica GrayCepa esculenta var. ramosa GrayCepa esculenta var. rubra GrayCepa pallens P.RenaultCepa rubra P.RenaultCepa vulgaris GarsaultKepa esculenta Raf.Porrum cepa (L.) Rchb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier527795-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO SU
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 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.