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
GenusBerula
Scientific name with authorshipBerula erecta (Huds.) Coville
Indexed scientific synonyms
Apium angustifolium (L.) Alph.Wood, 1877Apium berula (Gouan) CaruelApium sium CrantzBerla monspelensium BubaniBerla monspeliensis Bubani, 1899Berla monspeliensium BubaniBerula angustifolia (L.) Mert. & W.D.J.KochBerula angustifolia Boiss.Berula angustifolia GreeneBerula angustifolia f. submersa GlückBerula angustifolia f. terrestris GlückBerula angustifolia var. dentata Wimm. & Grab.Berula angustifolia var. foliosa Wallr.Berula angustifolia var. gracile (Coss. & Germ.) Rouy & E.G.CamusBerula angustifolia var. serratifolia Wimm. & Grab.Berula erecta f. dentata Wimm. & Grab.Berula erecta f. incisum Lojac.Berula erecta f. microphylla Uechtr.Berula erecta f. microphylla Uechtr. ex Abrom.Berula erecta f. repens (G.F.W.Mey.) Wolfg.Berula erecta f. serratifolia Thell.Berula erecta f. submersaBerula erecta subsp. serratifolia Thell.Berula erecta var. incisa (Torr.) CronquistBerula erecta var. macrodon Koso-Pol.Berula erecta var. stenodon Koso-Pol.Berula incisa (Torr.) G.N.JonesBerula monspeliensium BubaniBerula orientalis WoronowBerula orientalis Woronow ex Schischk.Berula pusilla (Nutt.) FernaldBerula serratifolia Wender.Berula serratifolia var. repens Wender.Carum sioides J.M.BlackSelinum berula (Gouan) E.H.L.KrauseSiella erecta (Huds.) PimenovSium angustifolium L.Sium angustifolium var. berula (Gouan) Borkh.Sium angustifolium var. decumbens Hartm.Sium angustifolium var. minus Borkh.Sium angustifolium var. polyphylla Schltdl.Sium angustifolium var. repens G.Mey.Sium berula GouanSium erectum Huds.Sium erectum f. dentatum (Wimm. & Grab.) Thell.Sium erectum f. microphyllum (Uechtritz) Thell.Sium erectum f. repens (G.Mey.) Thell.Sium erectum f. serratifolium (Wimm. & Grab.) Thell.Sium erectum var. stenodon Koso-Pol.Sium ferula Raeusch.Sium incisum Pers.Sium incisum Torr.Sium nodiflorum OederSium novae-mexicae Koso-Pol.Sium novae-mexicae var. fimbriatum Koso-Pol.Sium oblongifolium St.-Lag., 1889Sium orientale (Woronow ex Schischk.) SoóSium pusillum Nutt.Sium pusillum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
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 identifier31836-2
Use codesGS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.