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 xiphium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Iris coronaria Salisb.Iris hispanica Steud.Iris hispanica TubergenIris lusitanica Ker Gawl.Iris lusitanica var. sordida NymanIris spectabilis SpachIris taitii FosterIris variabilis Jacq.Iris variabilis subsp. lusitanica (Ker Gawl.) K.Richt.Iris variabilis subsp. sordida K.Richt.Iris xiphia St.-Lag.Iris xiphium f. durandoi Batt.Iris xiphium subsp. fma L.Iris xiphium subsp. lusitanica (Ker Gawl.) FrancoIris xiphium var. battandieri FosterIris xiphium var. castrensis CostaIris xiphium var. lusitanica (Ker Gawl.) FosterIris xiphium var. praecox DykesXiphion lusitanicum (Ker Gawl.) Alef.Xiphion sordidum Salisb.Xiphion vernum SchrankXiphion verum SchrankXiphion vulgare Mill.Xiphion vulgare var. lusitanicum (Ker Gawl.) BakerXiphion xiphium (L.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & MavrodievXiphion xiphium var. battandieri (Foster) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & MavrodievXiphion xiphium var. lusitanicum (Ker Gawl.) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & MavrodievXiphion xiphium var. praecox (Dykes) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & MavrodievXiphion xiphium var. taitii (Foster) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier439272-1
Use codesEU GS ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
European Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA 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.