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Enriched botanical record

Agave potatorum

Agave potatorum Zucc.

Also indexed asButterfly AgaveMaguey de mezcalMaguey de monteMaguey mariposaMaguey mezcaleroMaguey tobaláPapalometlTobala
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusAgave
Use categories5
Linked notes0

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
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusAgave
Scientific name with authorshipAgave potatorum Zucc.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Agave amoena Lem.Agave amoena Lem. ex JacobiAgave auricantha BakerAgave elegans Salm-DyckAgave latifolia Karw. ex Salm-DyckAgave potatorum var. verschaffeltii (Lem. ex Jacobi) A.BergerAgave pulchra Salm-DyckAgave quadrata Lem.Agave saundersiae Hook.f.Agave saundersii Hook.f.Agave schnittspahnii JacobiAgave scolymus Karw. ex Salm-DyckAgave scolymus var. polymorpha A.Terracc.Agave verschaffeltii Lem.Agave verschaffeltii Lem. ex Jacobi

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material

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 identifier62198-1
Use codesEU FU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plant Project

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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.