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
OrderLiliales
FamilyMelanthiaceae
GenusVeratrum
Scientific name with authorshipVeratrum album L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Helleborus albus (L.) Gueldenst.Melanthium album (L.) Thunb.Melanthium bracteolare Desr.Melanthium virens Thunb.Veratrum album (Bernh.) Rchb.Veratrum album f. glabrescens (Zapal.) SoóVeratrum album f. podolicum (Zapal.) SoóVeratrum album f. viridiflorum (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Wimm. & Grab.Veratrum album subsp. albicans GaudinVeratrum album subsp. misae (Širj.) TzvelevVeratrum album subsp. virescens GaudinVeratrum album var. albiflorum LangeVeratrum album var. bosniacum (Beck) NymanVeratrum album var. croaticum BeckVeratrum album var. flavum Griseb.Veratrum album var. misae (Širj.)Veratrum album var. spathulatum BeckVeratrum album var. viride Lapeyr.Veratrum album var. viridiflorum Mert. & W.D.J.KochVeratrum bosniacum BeckVeratrum bosniacum var. albanicum O.Loes.Veratrum croaticum (Beck) O.Loes.Veratrum flavum (Griseb.) O.Loes.Veratrum lobelianum f. oppositifolium Cheshm.Veratrum lobelianum subsp. misae (Širj.) ŠourkováVeratrum lobelianum var. glabrescens Zapal.Veratrum lobelianum var. misae (Širj.) O.Loes.Veratrum lobelianum var. misae Širj.Veratrum lobelianum var. obovatum BeckVeratrum lobelianum var. podolicum Zapal.Veratrum misae (Širj.) Loes.Veratrum misae (Širj.) O.Loes.Veratrum parviflorum Bong.Veratrum polygamum Gilib.Veratrum viride Röhl.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier30192264-2
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean 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.