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 erubescens L.f. ex Aiton
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amaryllis procera Salisb.Crinum attenuatum Willd.Crinum attenuatum Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Crinum commelinianum Herb.Crinum commelyni Jacq.Crinum corantinum Herb.Crinum corantinum Herb. ex Steud.Crinum corantynum M.Roem.Crinum crucibulum D.Dietr.Crinum cruentum Ker Gawl.Crinum cruentum KerGawl.Crinum cruentum var. albidum KunthCrinum dieterichii Schult.Crinum erubescens var. berbicense Herb.Crinum erubescens var. braziliense Herb.Crinum erubescens var. caraccense Herb.Crinum erubescens var. corantinum Herb.Crinum erubescens var. majus Herb.Crinum erubescens var. mexicanum M.Roem.Crinum erubescens var. minus Herb.Crinum erubescens var. octoflorum Herb.Crinum erubescens var. rubrilimbum Herb.Crinum erubescens var. viridifolium Herb.Crinum gordonianum M.Roem.Crinum guianense M.Roem.Crinum guianensis M.Roem.Crinum inodorum TauschCrinum lanceanum Willd.Crinum lanceanum Willd. ex M.Roem.Crinum lancei Herb.Crinum lancei Herb. ex SweetCrinum lindleyanum Herb.Crinum lindleyanum Schult.f.Crinum lindleyanum Schult.f. ex Seub.Crinum loddigesianum Herb.Crinum octoflorum Herb.Crinum octoflorum Herb. ex Steud.Crinum odoratissimum TauschCrinum pumilum Salisb.Crinum revolutum Lindl.Crinum rubrilimbum SweetCrinum rubrilimbum Sweet ex Steud.Crinum soboliferum Salisb.Crinum viridifolium M.Roem.
Documented use categories
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 identifier30032850-2
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.