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
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusCardamine
Scientific name with authorshipCardamine flexuosa With.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Barbarea arisanensis (Hayata) S.S.YingCardamine decurrens (Blume) Zoll. & MoritziCardamine drymeja SchurCardamine duraniensis RevelCardamine duraniensis Revel ex Des Moul.Cardamine duraniensis Revel ex DesMoul.Cardamine fallax var. glabra NakaiCardamine flexuosa f. grandiflora O.E.SchulzCardamine flexuosa f. heterophylla Matsum.Cardamine flexuosa f. macrocarpa Matsum.Cardamine flexuosa f. pusilla (Schur) O.E.SchulzCardamine flexuosa f. umbrosa Gren. & Godr.Cardamine flexuosa subsp. ovatifolia T.Y.Cheo & R.C.FangCardamine flexuosa var. bracteata O.E.SchulzCardamine flexuosa var. debilis (D.Don) T.Y.Cheo & R.C.FangCardamine flexuosa var. flexuosaCardamine flexuosa var. gracilipes O.E.SchulzCardamine flexuosa var. gracilipes O.E.Schulz ex O.C.SchmidtCardamine flexuosa var. haleakalensis O.E.SchulzCardamine flexuosa var. interrupta Čelak.Cardamine flexuosa var. ovatifolia T.Y.Cheo & R.C.FangCardamine flexuosa var. petiolulata O.E.SchulzCardamine flexuosa var. umbrosa (Gren. & Godr.) Cout.Cardamine hirsuta BesserCardamine hirsuta f. rigida Rouy & FoucaudCardamine hirsuta subsp. flexuosa (With.) F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.Cardamine hirsuta subsp. flexuosa (With.) Hook.f.Cardamine hirsuta subsp. omeiensis T.Y.Cheo & R.C.FangCardamine hirsuta subsp. sylvatica (Link) SymeCardamine hirsuta var. omeiensis T.Y.Cheo & R.C.FangCardamine hirsuta var. silvestris Fr.Cardamine hirsuta var. sylvatica (Link) Coss. & Germ., 1845Cardamine hirsuta var. sylvatica (Link) GaudinCardamine hirsuta var. sylvatica (Link) Hook. & Arn., 1830Cardamine muscosa VahlCardamine muscosa Vahl ex DC.Cardamine occulata Hornem.Cardamine pusilla SchurCardamine scutata subsp. flexuosa (With.) H.HaraCardamine setigera TauschCardamine sylvatica LinkCardamine sylvatica f. nudicaulis MerinoCardamine zollingeri Turcz.Nasturtium obliquum Zoll. & MoritziPteroneurum decurrens Blume
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 identifier45189-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.