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
GenusConium
Scientific name with authorshipConium maculatum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cicuta maculata (L.) Clairv.Cicuta maculata (L.) Lam.Cicuta major GarsaultCicuta major Lam.Cicuta officinalis CrantzCicuta vulgaris Delarbre, 1800Conium ceretanicum SennenConium ceretanum SennenConium cicuta (Crantz) Neck.Conium croaticum Waldst. & Kit.Conium croaticum Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.Conium leiocarpum (Boiss.) Stapf & Wettst.Conium maculatum f. aromaticum (Foucaud & Rotgès) Thell.Conium maculatum f. strictum (Tratt.) Thell.Conium maculatum subsp. croaticum (Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) DrudeConium maculatum subsp. leiocarpum (Boiss.) DrudeConium maculatum subsp. viride (DC.) EspeutConium maculatum var. barceloi O.Bolòs & VigoConium maculatum var. immaculatum SchurConium maculatum var. leiocarpum Boiss.Conium maculatum var. sibiricum Hoffm.Conium maculatum var. striatum (Tratt.) Rchb.Conium maculatum var. viride DC.Conium maculosum Pall.Conium nodosum Fisch.Conium nodosum Fisch. ex Steud.Conium pyrenaicum Sennen & ElíasConium sibiricum Steud.Conium strictum Tratt.Conium tenuifolium Mill.Coriandrum maculatum (L.) RothSelinum conium (Vest) E.H.L.KrauseSium conium Vest
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier840668-1
Use codesEU ME 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.