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Enriched botanical record

Boophone disticha

Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb.

Also indexed asBushman Poison BulbCandelabra FlowerCape Poison BulbTumbleheadCape poisonCattle-KillerCentury plantCommon Oxbane
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusBoophone
Use categories6
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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
GenusBoophone
Scientific name with authorshipBoophone disticha (L.f.) Herb.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Amaryllis disticha L.f.Amaryllis toxicaria (L.f. ex Aiton) D.Dietr.Boophone intermedia M.Roem.Boophone longipedicellata PaxBoophone toxicaria (L.f. ex Aiton) Herb.Boophone toxicaria var. obtusifolia Herb.Brunsvigia ciliaris (L.) Ker Gawl.Brunsvigia ciliaris (L.) KerGawl.Brunsvigia disticha (L.f.) SweetBrunsvigia rautanenii BakerBrunsvigia toxicaria (L.f. ex Aiton) Ker Gawl.Brunsvigia toxicaria (L.f. ex Aiton) KerGawl.Haemanthus ciliaris L.Haemanthus distichus (L.f.) L.f.Haemanthus distichus (L.f.) L.f. ex SavageHaemanthus lemairei De Wild.Haemanthus lemairei DeWild.Haemanthus robustus PaxHaemanthus sinuatus Schult. & Schult.f.Haemanthus toxicarius L.f.Haemanthus toxicarius L.f. ex Aiton

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier60455694-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.