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
GenusDipcadi
Scientific name with authorshipDipcadi viride (L.) Moench
Indexed scientific synonyms
? viride L.Albuca hyacinthoides Chiov.Albuca hyacinthoides Chiov. ex ChiarugiDipcadi arenarium BakerDipcadi bussei DammerDipcadi cinnabarinum Suess.Dipcadi comosum Welw.Dipcadi comosum Welw. ex BakerDipcadi conrathii BakerDipcadi elatum BakerDipcadi erlangeri DammerDipcadi filamentosum Medik.Dipcadi filifolium BakerDipcadi geniculatum DinterDipcadi geniculatum Dinter ex Suess.Dipcadi glaucescens Engl. & K.KrauseDipcadi helenae BeauverdDipcadi hockii De Wild.Dipcadi hockii DeWild.Dipcadi kelleri BakerDipcadi kerstingii DammerDipcadi lanceolatum BakerDipcadi lateritium Welw.Dipcadi lateritium Welw. ex BakerDipcadi lividescens Engl. & GilgDipcadi longicauda Engl. & K.KrauseDipcadi minimum (Steud. ex A.Rich.) BakerDipcadi nitens K.KrauseDipcadi occidentale BakerDipcadi palustre BakerDipcadi rupicola Chiov.Dipcadi stenophyllum DinterDipcadi sulcatum Suess.Dipcadi tacazzeanum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) BakerDipcadi umbonatum (Baker) BakerDipcadi unifolium BakerDipcadi wentzelianum Engl.Hyacinthus viridis L.Lachenalia viridis (L.) Thunb.Ornithogalum viride (L.) J.C.Manning & GoldblattScilla viridis (L.) Salisb.Uropetalon becazzeanum DammannUropetalon depressum A.Rich.Uropetalon minimum Steud. ex A.Rich.Uropetalon tacazzeanum Hochst. ex A.Rich.Uropetalon umbonatum BakerUropetalon viride (L.) Ker Gawl.Uropetalon viride (L.) KerGawl.Zuccagnia viridis (L.) Thunb.Zuccangnia viridis (L.) Thunb.
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 identifier534009-1
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.