Plant Details

Accepted name:

Dianthus caryophyllus L. [Caryophyllaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
border carnation	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
carnation	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
clavel	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
clove gilliflower	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
clove pink	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cravo-branco	Other	Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
divine-flower	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
garten-nelke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
gilly-flower	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kangnaixin	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
land-nelke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
nelke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Was Blüht Denn Da? (Spohn et al., 2008) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
oeillet	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
oeillet des fleuristes	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
oranda-nadeshiko	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
picotee	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pink	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
trädgårdsnejlika	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
zaw-hmwa-gyi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
康乃馨	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Flower		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
flower		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 22 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Caryophyllus tunica Garsault Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 203 (1764), opus utique rej.
Dianthus acinifolius Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 97 (1866).
Dianthus arbuscula Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1086 (1827).
Dianthus arrectus Dumort. Fl. Belg.: 196 (1827).
Dianthus binatus Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 97 (1866).
Dianthus caryophyllus var. carduinus Ser. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 359 (1824).
Dianthus caryophyllus var. coronarius L. Sp. Pl. 1: 410 (1753).
Dianthus caryophyllus subsp. coronarius (L.) Bonnier Fl. Ill. France 2: 44 (1913).
Dianthus caryophyllus f. intermedius Pamp. Boll. Mus. Republ. San Marino 1: 142 (1917).
Dianthus caryophyllus var. minor Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 644 (1821 publ. 1822).
Dianthus caryophyllus var. wakefieldii C.Morren Hort. Belge 2: 7 (1834).
Dianthus coronarius (L.) Burm.f. Fl. Indica, Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 13 (1768).
Dianthus corsicus Link ex Spreng. Syst. Veg. ed. 16, 2: 376 (1825).
Dianthus kayserianus Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 97 (1866).
Dianthus longicaulis Costa Introd. Fl. Cataluña: 36 (1864).
Dianthus miniatus A.Huet ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 105 (1878).
Dianthus morrisii Hance London J. Bot. 7: 472 (1848).
Dianthus moschatus J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 711 (1791).
Dianthus multinervis Vis. Fl. Dalmat. 3: 164 (1850).
Silene caryophylla (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 5: 111 (1901).
Tunica caryophyllus (L.) Scop. Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 1: 301 (1771).
Tunica morrisii (Hance) Walp. Ann. Bot. Syst. 2: 101 (1851).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dianthus caryophyllus	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)
Dianthus caryophyllus L.	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Was Blüht Denn Da? (Spohn et al., 2008) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)

Dianthus caryophyllus

SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China. (Zhang et al., 2014)

Dianthus caryophyllus L.

Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996)
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Was Blüht Denn Da? (Spohn et al., 2008)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)

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