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
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusSecale
Scientific name with authorshipSecale cereale L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Secale aestivum UspenskiSecale ancestrale (Zhuk.) Zhuk.Secale ancestrale subsp. aidinum Zhuk.Secale ancestrale subsp. arenosum Zhuk.Secale ancestrale subsp. karaburun Zhuk.Secale ancestrale subsp. spontaneum Zhuk.Secale ancestrale var. aidinum Zhuk.Secale ancestrale var. arenosum Zhuk.Secale ancestrale var. karaburun Zhuk.Secale ancestrale var. spontaneum Zhuk.Secale arundinaceum Trautv.Secale arundinaceum Trautv. ex Steud., 1854Secale cereale f. brevispicatum (Waisb.) SoóSecale cereale f. montaniforme (Waisb.) SoóSecale cereale subsp. aestivum Schübl. & G.MartensSecale cereale subsp. ancestrale (Zhuk.) Kit TanSecale cereale subsp. ancestrale Zhuk.Secale cereale subsp. brevispicatum (Waisb.) SoóSecale cereale subsp. indoeuropaeum Antrop.Secale cereale subsp. montaniforme (Antal.) SoóSecale cereale subsp. rigidum Antrop.Secale cereale subsp. spontaneum Zhuk.Secale cereale subsp. tetraploidum Kobyl.Secale cereale subsp. tsitsinii Kobyl.Secale cereale subsp. vernum L.Secale cereale var. aestivum (Schübl. & G.Martens) Alef.Secale cereale var. ancestrale (Zhuk.) Kit TanSecale cereale var. ancestrale (Zhuk.) KitTanSecale cereale var. arduennense Lej.Secale cereale var. arundinaceum (Trautv.) Peterm.Secale cereale var. biflorum Peterm.Secale cereale var. compositum KoelerSecale cereale var. hybernum AitonSecale cereale var. multicaule Metzg.Secale cereale var. multicaule Metzg. ex Alef.Secale cereale var. ramosum Peterm.Secale cereale var. spontaneum Zhuk.Secale cereale var. triflorum Lej.Secale cereale var. vernum AitonSecale cereale var. vernum KunthSecale cereale var. vernum L.Secale cereale var. vulgare Ser.Secale compositum Poir.Secale creticum SieberSecale creticum Sieber ex KunthSecale hybernum Poir.Secale montanum subsp. balcanum (Gancev) KožuharovSecale montanum var. balcanum GancevSecale sibiricum GeorgiSecale spontaneum Fisch.Secale spontaneum Fisch. ex Steud.Secale strictum subsp. balcanum (Gancev) Valdés & H.ScholzSecale triflorum P.Beauv.Secale turkestanicum BensinSecale vernum Poir.Triticum cereale (L.) Salisb.Triticum cereale f. brevispicatum Waisb.Triticum cereale f. montaniforme Waisb.Triticum cereale subsp. brevispicatum Waisb.Triticum cereale subsp. montaniforme Waisb.Triticum cereale var. montaniforme Antal.Triticum cereale var. montaniforme Waisb.Triticum ramosum WeigelTriticum secale Link
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier421164-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant 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.