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
GenusMoraea
Scientific name with authorshipMoraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Diaphane edulis Salisb.Evansia syrtica (Viv.) KlattGynandriris littorea Jord.Gynandriris maricoides (Regel) NevskiGynandriris maricoides (Regel) Rodion.Gynandriris numidica Jord.Gynandriris sisyrinchium (L.) Parl.Helixyra sisyrinchium (L.) N.E.Br.Iris aegyptia DelileIris aegyptiaca DelileIris collina Salisb.Iris fugax Ten.Iris involuta GarziaIris libyca MatteiIris maculata Tod.Iris maculata Tod. ex Lojac.Iris maricoides RegelIris samaritanii Heldr.Iris sisyrinchium L.Iris sisyrinchium f. alba Gattef. & WeillerIris sisyrinchium f. caerulea Maire & WeillerIris sisyrinchium f. purpureoviolacea Maire & WeillerIris sisyrinchium f. rosea Gattef. & WeillerIris sisyrinchium f. violacea Gattef. & WeillerIris sisyrinchium subsp. fugax K.Richt.Iris sisyrinchium var. fugax RouyIris sisyrinchium var. maculata FioriIris sisyrinchium var. major Cambess.Iris sisyrinchium var. maricoides (Regel) LynchIris sisyrinchium var. marmarica Pamp.Iris sisyrinchium var. minor Cambess.Iris sisyrinchium var. purpurea Braun-Blanq. & MaireIris sisyrinchium var. syrtica (Viv.) E.A.Durand & BarratteIris syrtica Viv.Iris todaroana Cif. & Giacom. ex S.PignattiIris zelantea Parl.Moraea fugax (Ten.) Ten., 1831Moraea sicula Tod.Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) KerGawl.Moraea tenoreana SweetSisyrinchium majus R.M.RedheadXiphion sisyrinchium (L.) Baker
Documented use categories
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 identifier440274-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.