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
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusConvallaria
Scientific name with authorshipConvallaria majalis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Convallaria bracteata DulacConvallaria fragrans Salisb.Convallaria latifolia Mill.Convallaria linnaei Gaertn.Convallaria majalis f. abchasica PonertConvallaria majalis f. angustifolia Zapal.Convallaria majalis f. laminaris (F.Rosen) PonertConvallaria majalis f. latifrons PonertConvallaria majalis f. latior Zapal.Convallaria majalis f. mappii (C.C.Gmel.) PonertConvallaria majalis f. picta WilczekConvallaria majalis f. prolificans (Wittm.) VossConvallaria majalis subsp. prolificans (Wittm.) PonertConvallaria majalis subsp. tetraploidiae PonertConvallaria majalis subsp. transcaucasica (Utkin ex Grossh.) Bordz.Convallaria majalis var. bracteosa Rchb.Convallaria majalis var. flore-pleno Loisel.Convallaria majalis var. flore-purpurascente Loisel.Convallaria majalis var. laminaris F.RosenConvallaria majalis var. latifolia (Mill.) Asch. & Graebn.Convallaria majalis var. picta WilczekConvallaria majalis var. prolificans Wittm.Convallaria majalis var. rosea Rchb.Convallaria majalis var. rubra Anon.Convallaria majalis var. transcaucasica (Utkin ex Grossh.) KnorringConvallaria majalis var. variegata E.J.Lowe & W.HowardConvallaria mappii C.C.Gmel.Convallaria maxima J.R.Duncan & V.C.DaviesConvallaria scaposa Gilib.Convallaria transcaucasica UtkinConvallaria transcaucasica Utkin ex Grossh.Lilium convallium GarsaultLilium-convallium majale (L.) MoenchMajanthemum majale (L.) Kuntze, 1891Polygonatum majale (L.) All.Polygonatum multiflorum var. latifolium (Willd.) Alph.Wood
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier533487-1
Use codesEU MA ME PO
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.