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
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusApium
Scientific name with authorshipApium graveolens L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anethum graveolens f. minus (Gouan) Thell.Anethum graveolens f. submarginatum (Lej. & Courtois) Thell.Apium celleri Gaertn.Apium decumbens Eckl. & Zeyh.Apium graveolens f. lusitanicum (Mill.) J.HelmApium graveolens subsp. butronense (D.Gómez & G.Monts.) AizpuruApium graveolens subsp. butronensis (D.Gómez & G.Monts.) AizpuruApium graveolens subsp. dulce (Mill.) Pers.Apium graveolens var. bashmense HosniApium graveolens var. bashmensis HosniApium graveolens var. butronense D.Gómez & G.Monts.Apium graveolens var. butronensis D.Gómez & G.Monts.Apium graveolens var. dulce (Mill.) DC.Apium graveolens var. dulce Pers., 1805Apium graveolens var. lusitanicum (Mill.) DC.Apium graveolens var. lusitanicum (Mill.) PohlApium graveolens var. maritimum Dumort.Apium graveolens var. montevidensis L.Apium graveolens var. sylvestre MerremApium graveolens var. vulgare Nois.Apium integrifolium HayataApium integrilobum HayataApium lobatum Gilib.Apium lusitanicum Mill.Apium maritimum Salisb.Apium napaceum ChazellesApium palustre ThoreApium vulgare BubaniCarum graveolens (L.) Koso-Pol.Celeri graveolens (L.) BrittonCeleria graveolens (L.) BrittonHelosciadium graveolens (L.) Rojas AcostaHelosciadium ruta (Burm.fil.) DC.Helosciadium rutaceum St.-Lag.Selinum graveolens (L.) E.H.L.KrauseSeseli graveolens (L.) Scop.Sison ruta Burm.fil.Sison trifidum Burm.Sison trifidum Burm. ex DC.Sium apium RothSium graveolens (L.) VestSmyrnium laterale Thunb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
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 identifier838067-1
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.