Tulip

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Poison

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASPARAGINIC-ACID, 3,4-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLENEBUTANOIC-ACID, GLYOXYLIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Liliaceae

Scientific name: Tulipa gesneriana

Common names: Tulip, Darželinė tulpė, Didier's tulip, Garden Tulip, Garten-Tulpe, Gesner's tulip, Gesners Tulpe, Have-tulipan, Havetulipan, Lale, Pompás tulipán

POWO: 542923-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Poison

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Poison

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Poison · Elsewhere · "

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

• Influence of Bio-Inoculants on Growth, Flowering, and Bulb Development of Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) cv. "Purissima" · 2025 source ↗
• First Report of Olive Mild Mosaic Virus in Imported Tulips (Tulipa gesneriana) in Korea · 2024 source ↗
• Genome-wide identification, expression and function analysis of the <i>MTP</i> gene family in tulip (<i>Tulipa gesneriana</i>). · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASPARAGINIC-ACID
• 3,4-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYLENEBUTANOIC-ACID
• GLYOXYLIC-ACID
• S0-BETA-HYDROXY-ALPHA-METHYLENE-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE
• 2-KETO-4-METHYLENE-GLUTARIC-ACID-AMIDE
• LYSINE
• ALPHA-METHYLENE-BUTYROLACTONE-GLYCOSIDE
• GAMMA-METHYLENE-GLUTAMINE
• GAMMA-METHYLENE-GLUTAMINIC-ACID
• GAMMA-METHYLENE-ALPHA-KETOGLUTARIC-ACID
• OXALIC-ACID
• STARCH
• SUCROSE
• TULIPININE
• 6-TULIPOSIDE-A

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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