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
GenusChrysanthemum
Scientific name with authorshipChrysanthemum indicum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? nankingensis Hand.-Mazz.Achillea berdana Buch.-Ham.Achillea berdana Buch.-Ham. ex DC., 1836Arctotis elegans Thunb.Bidens bardanna Wall.Chrysanthemum indicum subsp. albescens Kitam.Chrysanthemum indicum var. acutum UyekiChrysanthemum indicum var. albescens MakinoChrysanthemum indicum var. coreanum H.Lév.Chrysanthemum indicum var. edule Kitam.Chrysanthemum indicum var. hiberinumj Makino, 1902Chrysanthemum indicum var. hibernum MakinoChrysanthemum indicum var. iyoense Kitam.Chrysanthemum indicum var. litorale Y.LingChrysanthemum indicum var. lushanense (Kitam.) Hand.-Mazz.Chrysanthemum indicum var. maruyamanum Kitam.Chrysanthemum indicum var. procumbens (Lour.) NakaiChrysanthemum indicum var. tokschonense UyekiChrysanthemum indicum var. tsurugisanense Kitam.Chrysanthemum japonicola MakinoChrysanthemum japonicum var. japonicumChrysanthemum koraiense NakaiChrysanthemum lavandulifolium var. acutum (Uyeki) C.Y.LiChrysanthemum littorale F.Maek.Chrysanthemum lushanense Kitam.Chrysanthemum nankingense Hand.-Mazz.Chrysanthemum procumbens Lour.Chrysanthemum purpureum Pers.Chrysanthemum tripartitum SweetChrysanthemum weyrichii var. littorale (Maek.) Kudô, 1923Chrysanthemum yamazutanum Kitam.Chrysanthemum ×sabinii Lindl.Dendranthema coreanum subsp. littorale (F.Maek.) LauenerDendranthema indica var. edulis (Kitam.) Kitam., 1978Dendranthema indicum (L.) Des Moul.Dendranthema indicum (L.) DesMoul.Dendranthema indicum var. acutum (Ueki) Kitam.Dendranthema indicum var. edule (Kitam.) Kitam.Dendranthema indicum var. huludaoensis G.Y.Zhang, L.J.Yu & Y.J.LiuDendranthema indicum var. iyoense (Kitam.) Kitam.Dendranthema indicum var. maruyamanum (Kitam.) Kitam.Dendranthema indicum var. procumbens (Lour.) Kitam.Dendranthema indicum var. tsurugisanense (Kitam.) Kitam.Dendranthema littorale (F.Maek.) TzvelevDendranthema littorale subsp. coreanum (H.Lév. & Vaniot) LauenerDendranthema nankingense (Hand.-Mazz.) P.S.HsuDendranthema nankingense (Hand.-Mazz.) X.D.CuiDendranthema nankingensis (Hand.-Mazz.) P.S.Hsu, 1999Dendranthema nankingensis (Hand.-Mazz.) X.D.Cui, 1985Matricaria indica (L.) Desr.Matricaria indica (L.) Ramat., 1792Matricaria procumbens Poir.Pyrethrum indicum (L.) Cass.Pyrethrum matricarioides PaxtonPyrethrum matricarioides Paxton ex E.Vilm.Pyrethrum procumbens Kostel.Tanacetum indicum (L.) Sch.Bip.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier193510-1
Use codesEU GS MA ME
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.