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
GenusCrinum
Scientific name with authorshipCrinum bulbispermum (Burm.f.) Milne-Redh. & Schweick.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amaryllis bulbisperma Burm.f.Amaryllis capensis Mill.Amaryllis longifolia var. longiflora KerGawl.Amaryllis longifolia var. minor Ker Gawl.Amaryllis longifolia var. minor KerGawl.Amaryllis longifolia var. riparia (Herb.) Ker Gawl.Amaryllis longifolia var. riparia (Herb.) KerGawl.Amaryllis longifolia var. rosea TubergenAmaryllis riparia Burch.Amaryllis riparia Burch. ex KunthAmaryllis vivipara Lam.Crinum bulbispermum var. sanguineum TraubCrinum capense Herb.Crinum capense var. flore-albo Herb.Crinum capense var. princeps Herb.Crinum capense var. riparium Herb.Crinum capense var. viridifolium Herb.Crinum defixum KerGawl.Crinum ensifolium Roxb. ex KerGawl.Crinum govenium Herb.Crinum longifolium var. riparium Herb.Crinum riparium (Herb.) Herb.Crinum spofforthianum Herb.Crinum spofforthianum Herb. ex SweetCrinum viviparum (Lam.) S.M.Almeida, 1990Crinum viviparum R.Ansari & V.J.NairErigone govenica Salisb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Poison reported
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 identifier63828-1
Use codesEU ME PO
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.