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Gymnadenia nigra

Gymnadenia nigra (L.) Rchb.f.

Also indexed asNigra orchidGymnadénie noire, Gymnadénia noir, Nigritelle noire, Orchis vanilleNigritelle noireSvartkurlebrunkullabrunyxnesvartkurleBrunyxne
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusGymnadenia
Use categories1
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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusGymnadenia
Scientific name with authorshipGymnadenia nigra (L.) Rchb.f.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Gymnadenia nigra (R.Br.) Wettst.Gymnadenia nigra var. longibracteata (Beck) Wettst.Habenaria nigra (L.) R.Br.Nigritella angustifolia Rich.Nigritella angustifolia f. longibracteata BeckNigritella brachystachya A.Kern.Nigritella fragrans Saut.Nigritella fragrans Saut. ex Rchb.Nigritella fragrans var. megastachya (A.Kern.) RouyNigritella hybrida SchurNigritella megastachya A.Kern.Nigritella nigra (L.) Rchb.f.Nigritella nigra f. longibracteata (Beck) SoóNigritella suaveolens W.D.J.KochNigritella suaveolens var. nigroconopsea Rchb.f.Orchis atropurpurea TauschOrchis moritziana BrüggerOrchis nigra (L.) Scop.Orchis nigra (L.) Willd.Orchis nigra var. flore-rosea DC.Orchis reichenbachii MutelOrchis variegata SchrankSatyrium nigrum L.Sieberia nigra (L.) Spreng.×Gymnigritella brachystachya (A.Kern.) E.G.Camus×Gymnigritella megastachya (A.Kern.) E.G.Camus

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier636563-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal 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.