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Enriched botanical record

Chamaelirium luteum

Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A.Gray

Also indexed asBlazingstarDevil's-bitFairy-wandFairywandFalse UnicornFalse Unicorn-rootHeloniasblazing-star
FamilyMelanthiaceae
GenusChamaelirium
Use categories2
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderLiliales
FamilyMelanthiaceae
GenusChamaelirium
Scientific name with authorshipChamaelirium luteum (L.) A.Gray

Indexed scientific synonyms

Abalon albiflorum Raf.Abalon albiflorum var. obovatum Raf.Abalon albiflorum var. pumilum Raf.Abalon albiflorum var. serpentarium Raf.Abalon albiflorum var. spicatum Raf.Abalon albiflorum var. sylvaticum Raf.Chamaelirium carolinianum Willd.Chamaelirium luteum Miq.Chamaelirium obovale SmallChionographis lutea (L.) Baill.Dasurus luteus (L.) Salisb.Diclinotrys albiflorum Raf.Helonias dioica (Walter) PurshHelonias lutea (L.) Ker Gawl.Helonias lutea (L.) KerGawl.Helonias pumila Jacq.Melanthium dioicum WalterMelanthium luteum (L.) Thunb.Melanthium luteum (L.) Willd., 1808Ophiostachys virginica DelileOphiostachys virginica RedoutéSiraitos luteus (L.) F.T.Wang & TangVeratrum flavum Herb.Veratrum flavum Herb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Veratrum luteum L.

Documented use categories

Medicine
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 identifier532651-1
Use codesME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.