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
GenusDrimia
Scientific name with authorshipDrimia indica (Roxb.) Jessop
Indexed scientific synonyms
Albuca reflexa K.Krause & DinterAletris littoralis J.KoenigAletris littoralis J.Koenig ex Steud.Anthericum hyacinthoides Willd.Anthericum hyacinthoides Willd. ex KunthDrimia govindappae (A.Boraiah & Fathima) Lekhak & P.B.YadavDrimia zambesiaca (Baker) J.C.Manning & GoldblattErythronium hyacinthoides RoyleErythronium indicum RottlerErythronium indicum Rottler ex Spreng.Indurgia govindappae (A.Boraiah & Fathima) SpetaIndurgia indica (Roxb.) SpetaIndurgia wightiana (Hook.f.) SpetaLedebouria maculata DalzellMelanthium hyacinthoides RoyleOrnithogalum desertorum J.C.Manning & GoldblattScilla indica Roxb.Thuranthos govindappae (A.Boraiah & Fathima) SpetaThuranthos indicus (Roxb.) SpetaThuranthos wightianus (Hook.f.) SpetaThuranthos zambesiacum (Baker) KativuUrginea amboensis BakerUrginea coromandeliana Hook.f.Urginea govindappae A.Boraiah & FathimaUrginea indica (Roxb.) KunthUrginea salmonea BerhautUrginea sebirii BerhautUrginea wightiana Hook.f.Urginea zambesiaca BakerVera-duthiea amboensis (Baker) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & WetschnigVera-duthiea reflexa (K.Krause & Dinter) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & WetschnigVera-duthiea salmonea (Berhaut) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & WetschnigVera-duthiea sebirii (Berhaut) Mart.-Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & WetschnigVera-duthiea zambesiaca (Baker) N.R.Crouch & Mart.-Azorín
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Material
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 identifier534525-1
Use codesGS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.