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
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusNarcissus
Scientific name with authorshipNarcissus tazetta L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hermione cupularis Salisb.Hermione floribunda Salisb.Hermione hololeuca Jord. & Fourr.Hermione tazetta (L.) Haw.Hermione tazetta var. cupularis Herb.Hermione trewiana (KerGawl.) SweetJonquilla tazetta (L.) Raf.Narcissus aureus var. cupularis (Salisb.) NymanNarcissus bifrons KerGawl.Narcissus canariensis Burb.Narcissus floribundus Schult. & Schult.f.Narcissus italicus KerGawl.Narcissus latifolius Schult. & Schult.f.Narcissus linnaeanus RouyNarcissus linnaeanus subsp. tazetta RouyNarcissus multiflorus Lam.Narcissus multiflorus Spach, 1846Narcissus patulus var. tinei (Tod. ex Parl.) NymanNarcissus tazetta subsp. cupularis (Salisb.) BakerNarcissus tazetta subsp. eutazetta Briq.Narcissus tazetta subsp. remopolensis (Panizzi) Arcang., 1882Narcissus tazetta var. orientalis (L.) hort.Narcissus tinei Tod.Narcissus tinei Tod. ex Lojac.Narcissus tinei Tod. ex Parl.Narcissus trewianus KerGawl.Pancratium tazetta (L.) Sessé & Moc.
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 identifier66240-1
Use codesEU MA ME
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.