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
GenusPolygonatum
Scientific name with authorshipPolygonatum multiflorum (L.) All.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Convallaria ambigua SchrankConvallaria bracteata B.ThomasConvallaria bracteata E.ThomasConvallaria bracteata E.Thomas ex GaudinConvallaria broteroi Guss.Convallaria govaniana Wall.Convallaria multiflora L.Convallaria multiflora var. ambigua Des Moul.Convallaria multiflora var. ambigua DesMoul.Convallaria multiflora var. bracteata (B.Thomas) W.D.J.KochConvallaria multiflora var. bracteata GaudinConvallaria multiflora var. latifolia DC.Convallaria multiflora var. major GaudinConvallaria multiflora var. obtusifolia Rchb.Convallaria multiflora var. ramosa DöllPolygonatum ambiguum (Des Moul.) B.D.Jacks.Polygonatum bracteatum (B.Thomas ex Gaudin) A.Dietr., 1835Polygonatum bracteatum (Gaudin) G.DonPolygonatum gussonei Ces., Pass. & GibelliPolygonatum intermedium Dumort.Polygonatum multiflorum f. bracteatum (Gaudin) Fernald & S.K.HarrisPolygonatum multiflorum f. ramosum (Döll) Fernald & S.K.HarrisPolygonatum multiflorum subsp. bracteatum (Gaudin) K.Richt.Polygonatum multiflorum subsp. broteroi (Guss.) K.Richt.Polygonatum multiflorum var. bracteatum (Gaudin) KunthPolygonatum multiflorum var. humile GrayPolygonatum multiflorum var. latifolium GrayPolygonatum multiflorum var. latifolium KunthPolygonatum multiflorum var. obtusifolium Wimm. & Grab.Polygonatum multiflorum var. ovatum Lej. & CourtoisPolygonatum multiflorum var. ramosum (Döll) Geisenh.Polygonatum salamonis MontandonPolygonatum salomonis Friche-Joset & Montandon, 1856Sigillum salomonis Bedevian
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 identifier30081981-2
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.