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
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusOphiopogon
Scientific name with authorshipOphiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Anemarrhena cavaleriei H.Lév.Convallaria graminifolia Salisb.Convallaria japonica Thunb.Convallaria japonica var. minor Thunb.Flueggea anceps Raf.Flueggea angulata Raf.Flueggea japonica (Thunb.) Rich.Flueggea japonica var. minor (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f.Liriope gracilis (Kunth) NakaiMondo gracile (Kunth) Koidz.Mondo gracile var. brevipedicellatum Koidz.Mondo japonicum (Thunb.) Farw.Mondo longifolium OhwiMondo stolonifer (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Farw.Ophiopogon argyi H.Lév.Ophiopogon chekiangensis Koiti Kimura & MigoOphiopogon gracilis KunthOphiopogon gracilis var. brevipedicellatus (Koidz.) NemotoOphiopogon japonicus var. caespitosus OkuyamaOphiopogon japonicus var. elevatus KuntzeOphiopogon japonicus var. umbrosus Maxim.Ophiopogon merrillii Masam.Ophiopogon ohwii OkuyamaOphiopogon stolonifer H.Lév. & VaniotPolygonastrum compressum MoenchSlateria coerulea SieboldSlateria coerulea Siebold ex Miq.Slateria japonica (Thunb.) Desv.Tricoryne acaulis D.Dietr.Tricoryne caulescens D.Dietr.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier429781-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.