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
GenusAthamanta
Scientific name with authorshipAthamanta cretensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Athamanta alpina StokesAthamanta annua L.Athamanta capillacea Lam.Athamanta cretensis f. angustisecta (Favrat) Thell.Athamanta cretensis f. exscapa (Beauverd) Thell.Athamanta cretensis f. glabra (Gaudin) Thell.Athamanta cretensis f. pymaea (Bolzon) Thell.Athamanta cretensis f. tomentosa (Gaudin) Thell.Athamanta cretensis f. vestina (A.Kern.) Thell.Athamanta cretensis var. cretensisAthamanta cretensis var. decipiens DubyAthamanta cretensis var. glabra GaudinAthamanta cretensis var. hirsuta (Lam.) DC.Athamanta cretensis var. mutellinoides (Jacq. ex Lam.) DC.Athamanta cretensis var. plurivittata Thell.Athamanta cretensis var. tenuior RothAthamanta cretensis var. tomentosa GaudinAthamanta hirsuta (Lam.) PohlAthamanta hirsuta Briq.Athamanta hirsuta var. mutellinoides (Jacq. ex Lam.) Briq.Athamanta lobelii CaruelAthamanta lobelii var. mutellinoides (Jacq. ex Lam.) Rouy & E.G.CamusAthamanta matthioli DC.Athamanta mutellinoides Jacq.Athamanta mutellinoides Jacq. ex Lam.Athamanta rupestris Vill.Daucus cretensis (L.) Thell., 1908Daucus creticus GarsaultLibanotis annua (L.) CrantzLibanotis cretensis (L.) Scop.Libanotis hirsuta Lam.Libanotis italica CrantzLibanotis pumila CrantzLigusticum cretense (L.) BörnerPetrocarvi cretense (L.) TauschPetrocarvi cretensis (L.) Tausch, 1834Petrocarvii cretense (L.) TauschSelinum athamanta (Ces.) E.H.L.KrauseSeseli athamantha Ces.Seseli cinereum BubaniSeseli cretensis (L.) Jess.Seseli cretensis var. major Jess.Seseli cretensis var. minor Jess.Torilis cretensis (L.) Clairv.Turbith annua (L.) Tausch
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 identifier838414-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal 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.