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
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusAgapanthus
Scientific name with authorshipAgapanthus praecox Willd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agapanthus africanus var. maximus (Lindl.) T.Durand & SchinzAgapanthus africanus var. minimus (Lindl.) BeauverdAgapanthus comptonii F.M.Leight.Agapanthus comptonii subsp. longitubis F.M.Leight.Agapanthus giganteus Anon.Agapanthus longispathus F.M.Leight.Agapanthus multiflorus Willd.Agapanthus orientalis F.M.Leight.Agapanthus praecox subsp. minimus (Lindl.) F.M.Leight.Agapanthus praecox subsp. orientalis (F.M.Leight.) F.M.Leight.Agapanthus praecox subsp. praecoxAgapanthus tuberosus L.Agapanthus tuberosus L. ex RedoutéAgapanthus umbellatus subsp. albus HoveyAgapanthus umbellatus subsp. flore-pleno Van GeertAgapanthus umbellatus subsp. intermedius J.R.Duncan & V.C.DaviesAgapanthus umbellatus subsp. maximus (Lindl.) J.R.Duncan & V.C.DaviesAgapanthus umbellatus subsp. maximus-albus J.R.Duncan & V.C.DaviesAgapanthus umbellatus subsp. variegatus (G.Sinclair) HoveyAgapanthus umbellatus var. aureus G.NicholsonAgapanthus umbellatus var. excelsus Ed.OttoAgapanthus umbellatus var. giganteus (Anon.) L.H.BaileyAgapanthus umbellatus var. maximus Lindl.Agapanthus umbellatus var. minimus Ker Gawl.Agapanthus umbellatus var. minimus Lindl.Agapanthus umbellatus var. multiflorus (Willd.) BakerAgapanthus umbellatus var. multiflorus Ed.OttoAgapanthus umbellatus var. pallidus L.H.BaileyAgapanthus umbellatus var. praecox L.H.BaileyAgapanthus umbellatus var. variegatus G.SinclairAgapanthus variegatus Steud.Tulbaghia africana f. praecox (Willd.) KuntzeTulbaghia praecox (Willd.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier527283-1
Use codesEU ME
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.