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Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Black Gum · Black Tupelo · Blackgum · Kosapa · Sour-gum · Tupelo · Tupelo-negro · Zwarte tupeloboom · black gum · black tupelo · black-gum · blackgum · blackgum tree · chisteé · gommier jaune · gommier noir
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian)
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cancer
Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASH, BARIUM, BORON
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Cornaceae
Scientific name: Nyssa sylvatica
Common names: Black Gum, Black Tupelo, Blackgum, Kosapa, Sour-gum, Tupelo, Tupelo-negro, Zwarte tupeloboom, black gum, black tupelo, black-gum, blackgum, blackgum tree, chisteé, gommier jaune, gommier noir
POWO: 271953-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian).
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cancer
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Amerindian)
Documented cultural uses
- Cancer
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cancer · US(Amerindian) · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Resolving relationships and phylogeographic history of the Nyssa sylvatica complex using data from RAD-seq and species distribution modeling. · 2018 source ↗
- 7-Caffeoylsedoheptulose from Nyssa sylvatica. · 2000 source ↗
- Native bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in native trees: Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. (Cornaceae). · 1999 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- ASH
- BARIUM
- BORON
- CALCIUM
- COBALT
- COPPER
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MOLYBDENUM
- NICKEL
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- SCANDIUM
- SILVER
- TITANIUM
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- ZIRCONIUM
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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