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
GenusSpiranthes
Scientific name with authorshipSpiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aristotelea spiralis Lour.Epidendrum aristotelea Raeusch.Gyrostachys amoena BlumeGyrostachys australis subsp. sinensis (Pers.) BlumeGyrostachys australis var. sinensis (Pers.) BlumeIbidium spirale (Lour.) MakinoNeottia australis subsp. chinensis Ker Gawl.Neottia australis var. chinensis Ker Gawl.Neottia australis var. chinensis KerGawl.Neottia australis var. chinensis Lindl.Neottia pudica (Lindl.) SweetNeottia sinensis Pers.Sarcoglottis pudica (Lindl.) P.N.DonSpiranthes aristotelea Merr.Spiranthes australis subsp. pudica (Lindl.) F.Muell.Spiranthes australis subsp. sinensis (Pers.) Gagnep.Spiranthes australis subsp. suishaensis HayataSpiranthes australis subsp. viridiflora MakinoSpiranthes australis var. pudica (Lindl.) F.Muell.Spiranthes australis var. sinensis (Pers.) Gagnep.Spiranthes indica Lindl.Spiranthes indica Lindl. ex Steud.Spiranthes lancea var. chinensis (Lindl.) Hatus.Spiranthes minutiflora T.C.HsuSpiranthes neocaledonica Schltr.Spiranthes papuana Schltr.Spiranthes pudica Lindl.Spiranthes sinensis f. autumnus TsukayaSpiranthes sinensis f. gracilis F.Maek.Spiranthes sinensis f. gracilis F.Maek. ex TsukayaSpiranthes sinensis subsp. autumnus TsukayaSpiranthes sinensis subsp. gracilis F.Maek.Spiranthes sinensis subsp. gracilis F.Maek. ex TsukayaSpiranthes spiralis (Lour.) MakinoSpiranthes suishaensis (Hayata) HayataSpiranthes suishanensis (Hayata) Schltr.Spiranthes wightiana Lindl.
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 identifier1208023-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.