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
GenusCyclospermum
Scientific name with authorshipCyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P.Wilson
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aethusa leptophylla (Pers.) Spreng.Apium ammi (Savi) Urb.Apium ammi f. filamentosum (Kuntze) H.WolffApium ammi f. nanum KuntzeApium ammi f. pedunculatum ChodatApium ammi subsp. genuinum H.WolffApium ammi subsp. leptophyllum (Pers.) KuntzeApium ammi var. caespitosum Urb.Apium ammi var. filamentosum KuntzeApium ammi var. leptophyllum (Pers.) Chodat & WilczekApium ammi var. leptophyllum (Pers.) KuntzeApium andinum (Rusby) H.WolffApium depressum M.E.JonesApium laciniatum f. elatium (Hook. & Arn.) H.WolffApium leptophyllum (Pers.) F.Muell.Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F.Muell. ex Benth.Apium leptophyllum M.GómezApium leptophyllum var. dubium DominApium leptophyllum var. leptophyllumApium ranunculifolium (DC.) GayApium ranunculifolium (DC.) ReicheApium ranunuculifolium (DC.) ReicheApium rivulare LarrañagaApium tenuifolium (Moench) Thell.Apium tenuifolium (Moench) Thell. ex HegiApium wolffianum M.HiroeCiclospermum ammi Lag.Ciclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) H.EichlerCiclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) SpragueCiclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P.WilsonCiclospermum leptophyllum var. leptophyllumCnidium tenuifolium MoenchCyclospermum ammi (Lag.) BrittonCyclospermum ammi (Savi) CaruelCyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) EichlerCyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P.WilsonCyclospermum tenuifolium (Moench) Thell.Helosciadium heterophyllum Steud.Helosciadium laciniatum var. elatius Hook. & Arn.Helosciadium lateriflorum Hook. & Arn.Helosciadium leptophyllum (Pers.) DC.Helosciadium leptophyllum var. latifolium Hook. & Arn.Helosciadium ranunculifolium C.PreslHelosciadium ranunculifolium C.Presl ex DC.Oreosciadium andinum RusbyPimpinella domingensis Willd.Pimpinella domingensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.Pimpinella domingensis Willd. ex Spreng.Pimpinella leptophylla Pers.Ptychotis leptophylla (Pers.) Penz.Selinum leptophyllum (Pers.) E.H.L.KrauseSelinum leptophyllum (Pers.) Krause ex SturmSeseli ammi SaviSison ammi Jacq.Sison capillaceum Spreng.Sison ranunculifolium C.PreslSison ranunculifolium C.Presl ex DC.Sium nodiflorum Walter
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier840899-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.