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 tubiflora Salisb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Hymenocallis borskiana de VrieseHymenocallis borskiani DeVrieseHymenocallis borskiani de VrieseHymenocallis boschiana (Walp.) KunthHymenocallis guianensis (Ker Gawl.) Herb.Hymenocallis guianensis var. guianensisHymenocallis guianensis var. princeps Herb.Hymenocallis guianensis var. tubiflora (Salisb.) Herb.Hymenocallis guianensis var. undulata (Kunth) Herb.Hymenocallis moritziana KunthHymenocallis moritziana var. major WorsleyHymenocallis moritziana var. moritzianaHymenocallis petiolata (Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.) M.Roem.Hymenocallis undulata (Kunth) Herb.Hymenocallis undulata var. triphylla (Willd.) M.Roem., 1847Hymenocallis undulata var. undulataPancratium borskianum (de Vriese) Walp.Pancratium boschianum Walp.Pancratium guianense Ker Gawl.Pancratium guianense KerGawl.Pancratium moritzianum (Kunth) Steyerm.Pancratium petiolatum Willd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Pancratium petiolatum Willd., 1830Pancratium triphyllum Willd. ex M.Roem.Pancratium triphyllum Willd., 1830Pancratium tubiflorum (Salisb.) Schult. & Schult.f.Pancratium tubulosum Willd. ex B.D.Jacks.Pancratium tubulosum Willd., 1830Pancratium undulatum Kunth
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 identifier65327-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Malaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.