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
GenusAlbuca
Scientific name with authorshipAlbuca abyssinica Jacq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Albuca abyssinica Welw.Albuca abyssinica Welw. ex BakerAlbuca allenae BakerAlbuca angolensis Welw.Albuca asclepiadea Chiov.Albuca bainesii BakerAlbuca beguinotii Cufod.Albuca blepharophylla Cufod.Albuca capitata GilliAlbuca chaetopoda Chiov.Albuca elastica Salisb.Albuca elwesii RegelAlbuca erlangeriana Engl.Albuca fibrillosa De Wild.Albuca fibrillosa DeWild.Albuca fischeri Engl.Albuca fleckii SchinzAlbuca hysterantha Chiov.Albuca lugardii BakerAlbuca melleri (Baker) BakerAlbuca nemorosa Chiov.Albuca parviflora PerkinsAlbuca praecox Engl. & K.KrauseAlbuca purpurascens Engl.Albuca tayloriana RendleAlbuca wakefieldii BakerAsphodelus abyssinicus (Jacq.) Schult. & Schult.f.Asphodelus africanus Lam.Ornithogalum abyssinicum (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, 2004Ornithogalum fleckii (Schinz) J.C.Manning & GoldblattOrnithogalum melleri BakerOrnithogalum monteiroae BakerOrnithogalum monteiroi BakerOrnithogalum quartinianum (A.Rich.) LanzaPallastema abyssinica (Jacq.) Salisb.Scilla petitiana A.Rich.Scilla quartiniana A.Rich.Urginea acinacifolia SchinzUrginea beccarii BakerUrginea petitiana (A.Rich.) SolmsUrginea quartiniana (A.Rich.) Solms
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Poison reported
Social 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 identifier527306-1
Use codesHF ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.