Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dianthus superbus L. [Caryophyllaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 6

Dianthus superbus subsp. alpestris (Uechtr.) Kablík. ex Čelak.

Dianthus superbus var. amoena Nakai

Dianthus superbus subsp. autumnalis Oberd.

Dianthus superbus subsp. sajanensis Baikov

Dianthus superbus subsp. stenocalyx (Trautv. ex Juz.) Kleopow

Dianthus superbus subsp. superbus

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
dianthi herba	Pharmaceutical	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ezo-kawara-nadeshiko	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
fringed pink	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
gel'tser chege gul	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
gvozdika gel'tsera	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
herba dianthi	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
ju mai	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
jyu mai	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
lilac pink herb	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
oeillet superbe	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
pink	Other	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
pink dianthus herb	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
pracht-nelke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
praktnejlika	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
qu mai	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
qumai	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
qúmài	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
superb pink	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
wild carnation	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
瞿麥	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
瞿麦	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
aerial parts	dried aerial parts	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
aerial part	dried aerial part	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Whole grass		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
aerial part	dried aerial part	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
aboveground parts		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Whole plant		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
aerial parts	dried aerial parts	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
aerial parts		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
abovegrund parts, herb, roots		Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Caryophyllus superbus (L.) Moench Methodus: 59 (1794).
Dianthus fimbriatus subsp. superbus (L.) Bonnier & Layens Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 47 (1894), nom. superfl.
Plumaria superba (L.) Opiz Seznam: 75 (1852), not validly publ.
Silene superba (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 5: 116 (1901).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dianthus superbus	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Dianthus superbus L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Dianthus superbus Linné	Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)

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