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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusSium
Scientific name with authorshipSium latifolium L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cicuta latifolia (L.) CrantzCicuta latifolia (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb., 1799Coriandrum latifolium (L.) CrantzDrepanophyllum latifolium (L.) Koso-Pol.Drepanophyllum palustre Hoffm.Pimpinella latifolia (L.) StokesSelinum sium E.H.L.KrauseSisarum germanorum SchurSisarum macrophyllum SchurSisarum palustre BubaniSium aquaticum Gueldenst.Sium aquaticum Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.Sium berula J.F.Gmel.Sium lancifolium SchrankSium latifolium f. angustatum (Döll) Thell.Sium latifolium f. incisum (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Thell.Sium latifolium f. longifolium (Fr.) Thell.Sium latifolium f. subcordatum (Celak.) Thell.Sium latifolium f. subcrenatum (Beck) Thell.Sium latifolium f. submersum GlückSium latifolium f. terrestre GlückSium latifolium var. angustatum DöllSium latifolium var. grandifolium N.ColemanSium latifolium var. longifolium (Presl) Rchb.Sium latifolium var. longifolium Fr.Sium latifolium var. univittatum J.M.BlackSium latijugum J.M.BlackSium latissimum BoreauSium longifolium J.Presl & C.PreslSium macrophyllum SchurSium palustre Wender.Sium sulcatum Pers.Sium vulgare Gueldenst.Sium vulgare Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier849010-1
Use codesEU ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.