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
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLactuca
Scientific name with authorshipLactuca sativa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lactuca capitata (L.) CuvierLactuca capitata (L.) DC.Lactuca capitata GarsaultLactuca cracoviensis Sawicz.Lactuca cracoviensis var. praecox Sawicz.Lactuca cracoviensis var. serotina Sawicz.Lactuca crispa (L.) RothLactuca esculenta Salisb.Lactuca integrata A.NelsonLactuca integrifolia BigelowLactuca laciniata RothLactuca palmata Willd., 1794Lactuca romana (Gaudin) CuvierLactuca sativa f. capitata (L.) Werner Christ.Lactuca sativa f. crispa (L.) Vollm.Lactuca sativa f. laciniata (Roth) Werner Christ.Lactuca sativa f. longifolia (Lam.) Vollm.Lactuca sativa f. secalina Alef.Lactuca sativa subsp. acephala Alef.Lactuca sativa subsp. asparagina (L.H.Bailey) Janch.Lactuca sativa subsp. capitata (L.) Schübl. & G.MartensLactuca sativa subsp. crispa (L.) Schübl. & G.MartensLactuca sativa subsp. longifolia (Lam.) Alef.Lactuca sativa subsp. minae HadidiLactuca sativa subsp. minii HadidiLactuca sativa subsp. romana Spielm.Lactuca sativa subsp. romana Spielm. ex Schübl. & G.MartensLactuca sativa subsp. sativaLactuca sativa subsp. secalina Alef.Lactuca sativa var. acephala Alef.Lactuca sativa var. acephala Lej.Lactuca sativa var. angustana IrishLactuca sativa var. angustana Thorsrud & ReisaeterLactuca sativa var. asparagina L.H.BaileyLactuca sativa var. aurescensLactuca sativa var. capitata L.Lactuca sativa var. crispa L.Lactuca sativa var. foliosa BremerLactuca sativa var. foliosa Thorsrud & ReisaeterLactuca sativa var. integrifolia IrishLactuca sativa var. integrifolia Irish ex Stank.Lactuca sativa var. laciniata MerremLactuca sativa var. longifolia GaudinLactuca sativa var. longifolia Lam.Lactuca sativa var. patula StokesLactuca sativa var. planifolia GrayLactuca sativa var. planifolia StokesLactuca sativa var. pseudoscariola SchurLactuca sativa var. romana GaudinLactuca sativa var. romana L.H.BaileyLactuca sativa var. secalina (Alef.) JuckenackLactuca sativa var. spinosa Lej.Lactuca sativa var. yemensis X.S.Shen & Run L.LuLactuca scariola subsp. integrata Gren. & Godr.Lactuca scariola subsp. integrifolia (Bogenh.) BeckLactuca scariola subsp. sativa (L.) Bonnier & LayensLactuca scariola var. hortensis Bisch.Lactuca scariola var. laciniata (Roth) Bisch.Lactuca scariola var. sativa (L.) Bisch.Lactuca scariola var. sativa (L.) Boiss., 1875Lactuca scariola var. sativa (L.) MorisLactuca serriola subsp. sativa (L.) Frietema
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier228239-1
Use codesAF GS HF ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical Africa
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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.