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 suave Walter
Indexed scientific synonyms
Apium cicutaefolium (Schrank) Benth. & Hook.f.Apium cicutaefolium (Schrank) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl. & F.B.ForbesApium cicutifolia (Schrank) Benth. & Hook.fil.Apium cicutifolia (Schrank) Benth. & Hook.fil. ex F.B.Forbes & Hemsl.Apium lineare (Michx.) Alph.WoodApium lineare (Michx.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.Cicuta dahurica Fisch.Cicuta dahurica Fisch. ex SchultzCicuta davurica (Hoffm.) Fisch.Cicuta davurica (Hoffm.) Fisch. ex F.Dietr.Cicuta davurica (Hoffm.) Fisch. ex Schult.Critamus dauricus (Fisch.) Hoffm.Drepanophyllum heterophyllum (Greene) Koso-Pol.Drepanophyllum lineare (Michx.) Koso-Pol.Falcaria dahurica (Fisch.) DC.Sium californicum Baill.Sium carsonii DurandSium cicutaefolium SchrankSium cicutarium W.H.BaxterSium cicutifolium SchrankSium cicutifolium var. angustifolium Kom.Sium cicutifolium var. brevifolium PeckSium cicutifolium var. carsonii (Durand) EamesSium cicutifolium var. carsonii StevensSium cicutifolium var. heterophyllum (Greene) Jeps.Sium cicutifolium var. latifolium Kom.Sium cicutifolium var. lineare H.WolffSium floridanum SmallSium formosanum HayataSium heterophyllum GreeneSium heterophyllum Raf.Sium latifolum BigelowSium lineare Michx.Sium lineare var. intermedium Torr. & A.GraySium nipponicum Maxim.Sium nipponicum subsp. ovatum (Yatabe) Y.YabeSium nipponicum var. ovatum (Yatabe) Y.YabeSium ovatum YatabeSium rugosum Raf.Sium suave f. angustifolium (Kom.) Kitag.Sium suave f. carsonii FassettSium suave f. fasciculatum FassettSium suave f. latifolium (Kom.) Kitag.Sium suave f. nipponicum (Maxim.) HiyamaSium suave f. suaveSium suave subsp. floridanum (Small) C.F.ReedSium suave subsp. nipponicum (Maxim.) HaraSium suave subsp. ovatum (Yatabe) HaraSium suave var. floridanum (Small) C.F.ReedSium suave var. nipponicum (Maxim.) H.HaraSium suave var. ovatum (Yatabe) H.HaraSium tenuifolium Muhl.Sium turfosum H.WolffSiumis heterophyla Raf.
Documented use categories
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 identifier849061-1
Use codesME 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.