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
GenusScilla
Scientific name with authorshipScilla bifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Adenoscilla bifolia (L.) Gren. & Godr.Adenoscilla unifolia TexidorAnthericum bifolium (L.) Scop.Genlisa bifolia (L.) Raf.Hyacinthus bifolius (L.) E.H.L.KrauseOrnithogalum bifolium (L.) Neck.Rinopodium bifolia (L.) Salisb.Scilla bifolia f. multiflora Gajic & KulibaliScilla bifolia subsp. bifoliaScilla bifolia subsp. danubialis SpetaScilla bifolia subsp. drunensis SpetaScilla bifolia subsp. laxa (Schur) SoóScilla bifolia subsp. praecox (Willd.) K.Richt.Scilla bifolia subsp. rara Trávn.Scilla bifolia subsp. spetana (Kereszty) Trávn.Scilla bifolia var. bohemica Trávn.Scilla bifolia var. cernua NymanScilla bifolia var. drunensis (Speta) Trávn.Scilla bifolia var. hohenackeri NymanScilla bifolia var. laxa (Schur) NymanScilla bifolia var. magnomoravica Trávn.Scilla bifolia var. major Lej.Scilla bifolia var. rosea (Lehm.) NymanScilla bifolia var. secunda (Janka) NymanScilla bifolia var. taurica RegelScilla bulgarica SpetaScilla carnea SweetScilla cernua JankaScilla chladnii SchurScilla concinna Salisb.Scilla decidua SpetaScilla dedea SpetaScilla drunensis (Speta) SpetaScilla drunensis subsp. albescens KeresztyScilla drunensis subsp. albida KeresztyScilla drunensis subsp. laxa (Schur) ValdésScilla dubia K.KochScilla hohenackeri JankaScilla laxa SchurScilla lusitanica L.Scilla minor K.KochScilla nivalis subsp. subnivalis NymanScilla nivalis var. praecox (Willd.) NymanScilla praecox Willd.Scilla pruinosa SpetaScilla resslii SpetaScilla rosea Lehm.Scilla secunda JankaScilla silvatica Czetz, 1872Scilla spetana KeresztyScilla taurica (Regel) FussScilla trifolia SchurScilla uluensis SpetaScilla vernalis MontandonScilla xanthandra K.KochStellaris bifolia (L.) Moench
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier540689-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA 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.