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
FamilyIridaceae
GenusIris
Scientific name with authorshipIris domestica (L.) Goldblatt & Mabb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.Belamcanda chinensis (L.) RedoutéBelamcanda chinensis f. flava MakinoBelamcanda chinensis f. vulgaris MakinoBelamcanda chinensis subsp. curtataBelamcanda chinensis subsp. flavaBelamcanda chinensis subsp. taiwanensis S.S.YingBelamcanda chinensis subsp. vulgarisBelamcanda chinensis var. curtata MakinoBelamcanda chinensis var. taiwanensis S.S.YingBelamcanda flabellata GreyBelamcanda pampaninii H.Lév.Belamcanda punctata MoenchBermudiana guttata StokesEpidendrum domesticum L.Ferraria crocea Salisb.Gemmingia chinensis (L.) KuntzeGemmingia chinensis f. aureoflora MakinoGemmingia chinensis f. rubriflora MakinoGemmingia chinensis subsp. aureofloraGemmingia chinensis subsp. rubrifloraIxia chinensis L.Ixia ensifolia NoronhaMoraea chinensis (L.) CollanderMoraea chinensis (L.) Thunb.Moraea guttata (Stokes) StokesPardanthus chinensis (L.) Ker Gawl.Pardanthus chinensis (L.) KerGawl.Pardanthus nepalensis SweetPardanthus sinensis Van HouttePardanthus sinensis VanHoutteVanilla domestica (L.) Druce
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier60438342-2
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant 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.