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
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAlismataceae
GenusSagittaria
Scientific name with authorshipSagittaria sagittifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alisma sagittaria StokesSagitta aquatica (Lam.) St.-Lag.Sagitta major Scop.Sagitta palustris BubaniSagittaria acuminata Sm.Sagittaria aquatica Lam.Sagittaria aquatica var. minor GraySagittaria bulbosa (Poir.) DonnSagittaria gigantea E.Vilm.Sagittaria gigantea H.Vilm.Sagittaria heterophylla Schreb.Sagittaria lancifolia E.Vilm.Sagittaria lancifolia H.Vilm.Sagittaria minor Mill.Sagittaria monoeca Gilib.Sagittaria sagittifolia f. vallisneriifolia (Coss. & Germ.) NeumanSagittaria sagittifolia f. xanthandra Holmb.Sagittaria sagittifolia subsp. minor (Mill.) RegelSagittaria sagittifolia var. aequiloba SchurSagittaria sagittifolia var. angustata TinantSagittaria sagittifolia var. angustifolia GaudinSagittaria sagittifolia var. angustissima BoreauSagittaria sagittifolia var. arifolia RouySagittaria sagittifolia var. bollei Asch. & Graebn.Sagittaria sagittifolia var. divaricata SchurSagittaria sagittifolia var. heterophylla (Schreb.) SchurSagittaria sagittifolia var. minor (Mill.) RegelSagittaria sagittifolia var. obtusa BolleSagittaria sagittifolia var. stratiotes BolleSagittaria sagittifolia var. terrestris BolleSagittaria sagittifolia var. vallisneriifolia Coss. & Germ.Sagittaria tenuior Gand.Sagittaria vulgaris Gueldenst.Vallisneria bulbosa Poir.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
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 identifier30074004-2
Use codesAF HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.