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
GenusOrchis
Scientific name with authorshipOrchis italica Poir.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Orchiaceras bivonae nothovar. welwitschii (Rchb.f.) P.SilvaOrchis fusca var. stenoloba Coss. & Germ.Orchis italica f. albiflora NicoraOrchis italica f. albiflora Nicora ex Fiori & Paol.Orchis italica f. breviloba HalácsyOrchis italica f. maculata SoóOrchis italica subsp. maculata SoóOrchis italica subsp. sepalinus Garrote, Concepción & F.M.VázquezOrchis italica var. fontinalis F.M.VázquezOrchis longicornis Lam.Orchis longicruris LinkOrchis longicruris subsp. longipenis Font Quer & P.PalauOrchis militaris Poir.Orchis purpurea subsp. stenoloba (Coss. & Germ.) K.Richt.Orchis purpurea var. stenoloba (Coss. & Germ.) Rchb.f.Orchis purpurea var. stenoloba (Coss. & Germ.) Willk.Orchis simia var. undulatifolia (Biv.) WebbOrchis tephrosanthos Desf.Orchis tephrosanthos var. undulatifolia (Biv.) Ker Gawl.Orchis tephrosanthos var. undulatifolia (Biv.) KerGawl.Orchis undulatifolia Biv.Orchis welwitschii Rchb.f.×Orchiaceras welwitschii (Rchb.f.) E.G.Camus
Documented use categories
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 identifier648750-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsMedicinal 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.