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
GenusHymenocallis
Scientific name with authorshipHymenocallis caribaea (L.) Herb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hymenocallis amoena Herb.Hymenocallis amoena var. lorata Herb.Hymenocallis amoena var. princeps Herb.Hymenocallis angusta (Ker Gawl.) Herb.Hymenocallis caribaea f. angustifolia VossHymenocallis caribaea var. cinerascens Herb.Hymenocallis caribaea var. declinata (Jacq.) Herb.Hymenocallis caribaea var. patens (Redouté) Herb.Hymenocallis caribaea var. princeps Herb.Hymenocallis cinerascens M.Roem.Hymenocallis declinata (Jacq.) M.Roem.Hymenocallis declinata (Jacq.) SweetHymenocallis formosa M.Roem.Hymenocallis obtusata (Griseb.) PulleHymenocallis obtusata Griseb.Hymenocallis obtusata Griseb. ex Walp.Hymenocallis patens (Redouté) Herb.Hymenocallis sessilis Salisb.Hymenocallis sloanei M.Roem.Hymenocallis speciosa var. fragrans Herb.Nemepiodon caribeum (L.) Raf.Pancratium amoenum Salisb.Pancratium angustum Ker Gawl.Pancratium angustum KerGawl.Pancratium caribaeum L.Pancratium caribeum L.Pancratium declinatum Jacq.Pancratium excisum L.f.Pancratium excisum L.f. ex KunthPancratium fragrans Willd.Pancratium obtusatum Griseb.Pancratium patens RedoutéPancratium recurvum StokesTroxistemon fragrans Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier65212-1
Use codesEU ME
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.