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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusAmsinckia
Scientific name with authorshipAmsinckia spectabilis Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amsinckia acuminata Suksd.Amsinckia celsa Suksd.Amsinckia constricta Suksd.Amsinckia davyi Suksd.Amsinckia dentata Suksd.Amsinckia dimorpha Suksd.Amsinckia divaricata Suksd.Amsinckia fulgens Suksd.Amsinckia granulosa Suksd.Amsinckia inflatula Suksd.Amsinckia intermedia var. saint-nicolai (Eastw.) Jeps.Amsinckia intermedia var. sancti-nicolai (Eastw.) Jeps.Amsinckia kelloggii Suksd.Amsinckia latifolia Suksd.Amsinckia leptosperma Suksd.Amsinckia littoralis GreeneAmsinckia littoralis Greene ex Suksd.Amsinckia lycopsoides var. bracteosa A.GrayAmsinckia maculata Suksd.Amsinckia maritima Eastw.Amsinckia mathewsii Suksd.Amsinckia microcarpa GreeneAmsinckia microsperma Suksd.Amsinckia nigricans BrandAmsinckia oblongifolia Suksd.Amsinckia ochroleuca Suksd.Amsinckia ovata Suksd.Amsinckia sanct-nicolai Eastw.Amsinckia sancti-nicolai Eastw.Amsinckia scouleri I.M.Johnst.Amsinckia spectabilis var. bracteosa (A.Gray) B.BoivinAmsinckia spectabilis var. microcarpa (Greene) Jeps. & HooverAmsinckia spectabilis var. nicolai (Jeps.) MunzAmsinckia spectabilis var. sancti-nicolai (Eastw.) I.M.Johnst.Amsinckia truncata Suksd.Benthamia maritima (Eastw.) DruceBenthamia microcarpa (Greene) DruceBenthamia sancti-nicolai (Eastw.) DruceBenthamia spectabilis (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) DruceLithospermum lycopsoides Lehm.
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 identifier11921-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.