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
ClassLycopodiopsida
OrderSelaginellales
FamilySelaginellaceae
GenusSelaginella
Scientific name with authorshipSelaginella tamariscina (P.Beauv.) Spring
Indexed scientific synonyms
Lycopodioides tamariscina (P.Beauv.) H.S.KungLycopodioides tamariscina (P.Beauv.) TzvelevLycopodioides tamariscina subsp. ulanchotensis (Ching & W.Wang) J.X.LiLycopodioides tamariscina var. ulanchotensis (Ching & W.Wang) J.X.LiLycopodium circinale Thunb.Lycopodium tamariscinum (P.Beauv.) Desv.Lycopodium tamariscinum (P.Beauv.) Desv. ex Poir.Selaginella christii H.Lév.Selaginella convolvens Alderw.Selaginella involvens f. major MildeSelaginella involvens f. minor MildeSelaginella involvens var. veitchii (W.R.Mc Nab) BakerSelaginella japonica T.Moore ex M'NabSelaginella japonica T.Moore ex W.R.Mc NabSelaginella japonica T.Moore ex W.R.McNabSelaginella japonica VeitchSelaginella leveillei KümmerleSelaginella tamariscina var. tamariscinaSelaginella tamariscina var. ulanchotensis Ching & W.WangSelaginella veitchii W.R.Mc NabSelaginella veitchii W.R.McNabStachygynandrum tamariscinum P.Beauv.
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 identifier60467461-2
Use codesEU 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.