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
OrderAsparagales
FamilyIridaceae
GenusIris
Scientific name with authorshipIris ensata Thunb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Iris ensata f. alba Y.N.LeeIris ensata var. hortensis (Maxim.) Makino & NemotoIris ensata var. pabularia NaudinIris ensata var. spontanea (Makino) NakaiIris ensata var. spontanea (Makino) Nakai ex Makino & NemotoIris graminea Thunb.Iris kaempferi SieboldIris kaempferi Siebold ex Lem.Iris kaempferi subsp. blumei SieboldIris kaempferi subsp. blumei Siebold ex MaterIris kaempferi var. hortensis (Maxim.) MakinoIris kaempferi var. lemoinei SieboldIris kaempferi var. lemoinei Siebold ex MaterIris kaempferi var. miquelii SieboldIris kaempferi var. miquelii Siebold ex MaterIris kaempferi var. oudemansii SieboldIris kaempferi var. oudemansii Siebold ex MaterIris kaempferi var. seraph W.BullIris kaempferi var. seraph W.Bull ex Mast.Iris kaempferi var. spontanea MakinoIris laevigata var. hortensis Maxim.Iris laevigata var. kaempferi (Siebold ex Lem.) Maxim.Iris longifolia RoyleIris pabularia hort.Iris pabularia hort. ex Hasselbr.Iris smithii LynchLimniris ensata (Thunb.) Rodion.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier438572-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.