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Enriched botanical record

Carthamus tinctorius

Carthamus tinctorius L.

Also indexed asSafflowerAzafránCartamo o zafferanoneCarthame des teinturiersCarthame des teinturiers, Centaurée des teinturiers, Safran bâtardCochlysDyer's-saffronEchter Saflor
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCarthamus
Use categories8
Linked notes0

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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCarthamus
Scientific name with authorshipCarthamus tinctorius L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Calcitrapa tinctoria (L.) Röhl.Carduus tinctorius (L.) FalkCarduus tinctorius Ehrh., 1788Carthamus glaber Burm.fil.Carthamus inermis HegiCarthamus tinctorius var. albus Alef., 1866Carthamus tinctorius var. croceus Alef., 1866Carthamus tinctorius var. flavus Alef., 1866Carthamus tinctorius var. spinosus Kitam.Carthamus tinctorius var. tinctoriusCarthamus tinctorius var. typicus Schweinf., 1889Cathamus tinctorius L.Centaurea carthamus E.H.L.Krause

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier324467-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.