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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusCamelina
Scientific name with authorshipCamelina sativa (L.) Crantz
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adyseton dentatum G.DonAlyssum dentatum Willd.Alyssum dentatum subsp. variegatum AbbeyAlyssum myagrum WibelAlyssum sativum (L.) Scop.Camelina ambigua BesserCamelina ambigua Besser ex Steud.Camelina caucasica (Sinskaya) Vasilenko, 1939Camelina caucasica (Sinskaya) Vassilcz.Camelina crepitans (Sinskaya) Kusn.Camelina glabrata (DC.) FritschCamelina glabrata (DC.) Fritsch ex N.W.ZingerCamelina hirsuta Bernh.Camelina pilosa (DC.) Vasilcz.Camelina sagittata MoenchCamelina sativa subsp. glabrata (DC.) N.W.ZingerCamelina sativa subsp. pilosa DC.Camelina sativa subsp. sagittata Walthers, 1802Camelina sativa subsp. sativaCamelina sativa subsp. zingeri (Mirek) SmejkalCamelina sativa subsp. zingeri Z.MirekCamelina sativa var. caucasica SinskayaCamelina sativa var. crepitans SinskayaCamelina sativa var. glabrata DC.Camelina sativa var. integrifolia Wallr.Camelina sativa var. zingeri MirekChamaelinum sativum HostCochlearia sativa Cav.Crucifera camelina E.H.L.KrauseDorella oleifera BubaniLinostrophum sativum SchrankMoenchia arvensis Bernh.Moenchia arvensis Bernh. ex Hoffm.Moenchia sativa RothMyagrum glabrum Gilib.Myagrum sativum L.Thlaspi camelina Crantz
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Fuel
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 identifier279870-1
Use codesAF FU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes
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.