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 littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hymenocallis adnata Herb.Hymenocallis adnata var. disticha (Sims) Herb.Hymenocallis adnata var. driandrina Herb.Hymenocallis adnata var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) KunthHymenocallis adnata var. dryandri (Ker Gawl.) KunthHymenocallis adnata var. littoralis (Jacq.) Herb.Hymenocallis adnata var. princeps Herb.Hymenocallis adnata var. staplesiana Herb.Hymenocallis americana (Mill.) M.Roem.Hymenocallis americana (Mill.) Roem., 1847Hymenocallis americana f. disticha (Sims) VossHymenocallis americana f. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) VossHymenocallis americana f. staplesiana (Herb.) VossHymenocallis arenaria M.Roem.Hymenocallis biflora K.Koch & C.D.BouchéHymenocallis disticha (Sims) Herb.Hymenocallis dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) M.Roem.Hymenocallis dryandri (Ker Gawl.) SweetHymenocallis insignis KunthHymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Herb., 1821Hymenocallis littoralis var. disticha (Sims) Herb. ex Sims & CurtisHymenocallis littoralis var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Herb.Hymenocallis littoralis var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Herb. ex SimsHymenocallis littoralis var. dryandri (Ker Gawl.) Herb. ex SimsHymenocallis littoralis var. dryandri (KerGawl.) Herb.Hymenocallis littoralis var. longituba Herb.Hymenocallis niederleinii PaxHymenocallis panamensis Lindl.Hymenocallis pedalis Herb.Hymenocallis peruviana M.Roem.Hymenocallis senegambica Kunth & C.D.BouchéHymenocallis stapelsiana (Herb.) M.Roem.Hymenocallis staplesiana (Herb.) M.Roem.Hymenocallis staplesii SweetHymenocallis tenuiflora Herb.Pancratium americanum Mill.Pancratium distichum SimsPancratium dryanderi Ker Gawl.Pancratium dryandri Ker Gawl.Pancratium dryandri KerGawl.Pancratium littorale Jacq.Pancratium littorale var. dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Schult. & Schult.f.Pancratium littorale var. dryandri (KerGawl.) Schult.Pancratium pedale (Herb.) Schult. & Schult.f.Pancratium pediale Lodd.Pancratium staplesii (Sweet) Steud.Pancratium tenuiflorum (Herb.) Herb.Pancratium tenuiflorum (Herb.) Herb. ex Steud.Troxistemon distichus (Sims) Raf.Troxistemon dryanderi (Ker Gawl.) Raf.Troxistemon dryandri (Ker Gawl.) Raf.Troxistemon littorale (Jacq.) Raf.Troxistemon littoralis (Jacq.) 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 identifier30048918-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.