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
OrderBoraginales
FamilyBoraginaceae
GenusEchium
Scientific name with authorshipEchium plantagineum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Echium alonsoi Sennen & MauricioEchium bonariense Poir.Echium creticum Lam.Echium creticum subsp. maritimum (Willd.) Malag., 1977Echium creticum subsp. plantagineum (L.) Malag.Echium diffusum JanEchium diffusum Jan ex NymanEchium latifolium Bubani, 1897Echium longistamineum Pourr.Echium longistamineum Pourr. ex Lapeyr.Echium lusitanicum Mill.Echium lycopsis L.Echium maritimum Willd.Echium murale HillEchium orientale StephanEchium plantagineum f. roseum H.Lindb.Echium plantagineum var. album MattosEchium plantagineum var. maroccanum SennenEchium plantagineum var. monodasystemon Beauverd & Felipp.Echium plantagineum var. sennenii (Pau) Sauvage & VindtEchium plantaginifolium L.Echium plantaginifolium L. ex MorisEchium plantaginoides Roem. & Schult.Echium pseudoviolaceum SchurEchium sennenii PauEchium violaceum L.Echium violaceum var. medium KuntzeEchium vulgare subsp. violaceum (L.) Ces.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food
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 identifier115835-1
Use codesEU HF IF 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.