Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusScilla
Scientific name with authorshipScilla peruviana L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Bartsia peruvianum (L.) Salisb., 1866Basaltogeton peruvianum (L.) Salisb.Caloscilla clusii Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla elegans Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla flaveola Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla grandiflora Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla hughii Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla livida Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla pallidiflora Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla subalbida Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla subcarnea Jord. & Fourr.Caloscilla venusta Jord. & Fourr.Hyacinthus peruvianus (L.) E.Vilm.Loncomelos purpureum Raf.Melomphis peruviana (L.) Raf.Melomphis sicula Raf.Oncostema cerulea (Raf.) SpetaOncostema cupanii (Guss.) SpetaOncostema elongata (Parl.) SpetaOncostema hughii (Tineo ex Guss.) SpetaOncostema peruviana (L.) SpetaOncostema sicula (Tineo ex Guss.) SpetaOncostema ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) SpetaOrnithogalum caeruleum Parl.Ornithogalum ceruleum Raf.Ornithogalum coeruleum Parl.Ornithogalum speciosum Raf.Scilla candida Guss.Scilla cerulea (Raf.) SoldanoScilla ciliaris Anon.Scilla clusiana Endl.Scilla clusii Parl.Scilla clusii var. candida (Guss.) NymanScilla clusii var. comata (Hoffmanns.) NymanScilla comata Hoffmanns.Scilla cupaniana Schult. & Schult.f.Scilla cupanii Guss.Scilla elongata Parl.Scilla filangeri TineoScilla filangeri Tineo ex Lojac.Scilla fistulosa Raf.Scilla hemisphaerica Boiss.Scilla hemisphaerica var. glabra Boiss.Scilla hughii TineoScilla hughii Tineo ex Guss.Scilla peruviana subsp. elongata (Parl.) MaireScilla peruviana subsp. glabra (Boiss.) K.Richt.Scilla peruviana subsp. hughii (Tineo ex Guss.) K.Richt.Scilla peruviana subsp. ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) K.Richt.Scilla peruviana var. diluta MaireScilla peruviana var. elegans (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. flaveola (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. gattefossei MaireScilla peruviana var. grandiflora (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. ifniensis Font QuerScilla peruviana var. ifniensis FontQuerScilla peruviana var. killianii MaireScilla peruviana var. livida (Jord. & Fourr.) MaireScilla peruviana var. pallidiflora (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. sicula (Tineo ex Guss.) FioriScilla peruviana var. stenopetala MaireScilla peruviana var. subalbida (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. subcarnea (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. sublivida Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. venusta (Jord. & Fourr.) Maire & WeillerScilla peruviana var. zaborskiana Emb.Scilla praebracteata Haw.Scilla praebracteata Haw. ex G.DonScilla pseudoperuviana TineoScilla pseudoperuviana Tineo ex Lojac.Scilla pubens Welw.Scilla pubens Welw. ex Lindl.Scilla sicula Tineo ex Guss.Scilla sicula Tineo, 1844Scilla speciosa Samp.Scilla stellaris Salisb.Scilla ughii TineoScilla ughii Tineo ex Guss.Scilla vivianii Bertol.
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Poison reported
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 identifier540971-1
Use codesEU PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.