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
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusHyphaene
Scientific name with authorshipHyphaene petersiana Klotzsch ex Mart.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chamaeriphes benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) KuntzeChamaeriphes ventricosa (J.Kirk) KuntzeHyphaene aurantiaca DammerHyphaene benguelensis Welw.Hyphaene benguelensis Welw. ex H.Wendl.Hyphaene benguelensis var. plagiocarpa (Dammer) FurtadoHyphaene benguelensis var. ventricosa (J.Kirk) FurtadoHyphaene bussei DammerHyphaene goetzei DammerHyphaene obovata FurtadoHyphaene ovata FurtadoHyphaene petersiana KlotzschHyphaene plagiocarpa DammerHyphaene ventricosa J.KirkHyphaene ventricosa subsp. ambolandensis Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. anisopleura Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. aurantiaca (Dammer) Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. benguelensis (Welw. ex H.Wendl.) Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. bussei (Dammer) Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. goetzei (Dammer) Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. petersiana (Klotzsch ex Mart.) Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. plagiocarpa (Dammer) Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. russisiensis Becc.Hyphaene ventricosa subsp. useguhensis Becc.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material
Social 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 identifier667526-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant Project
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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.