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Dioscorea communis

Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin

Also indexed asAdi giləzəhərAfal AddaAfal AddafApo-mahatsArrebenta-boiBaganhaBlack BryonyBljušt
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
Use categories3
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
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
Scientific name with authorshipDioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin

Indexed scientific synonyms

Dioscorea canariensis Webb & Berthel.Smilax rubra Willd.Tamus baccifera St.-Lag.Tamus canariensis Willd.Tamus canariensis Willd. ex KunthTamus cirrhosa Hausskn.Tamus cirrhosa Hausskn. ex Bornm.Tamus communis L.Tamus communis f. subtriloba (Guss.) O.Bolòs & VigoTamus communis subsp. cretica (L.) Kit Tan, 1983Tamus communis subsp. cretica (L.) NymanTamus communis var. cretica (L.) Boiss.Tamus communis var. smilacifolia (Jullien ex Boreau) RouyTamus communis var. subtriloba Guss.Tamus communis var. triloba Simonk.Tamus cordifolia StokesTamus cretica L.Tamus edulis LoweTamus norsa LoweTamus parviflora KunthTamus racemosa GouanTamus smilacifolia JullienTamus smilacifolia Jullien ex Boreau, 1857

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
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 identifier20005752-1
Use codesHF ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL

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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.