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Enriched botanical record

Hyphaene thebaica

Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart.

Also indexed asDoum palmGingerbread palmDom palmEgyptian doum palmDoumDoum PalmDoumierDoumpalme
FamilyArecaceae
GenusHyphaene
Use categories8
Linked notes0

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 thebaica (L.) Mart.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Chamaeriphes crinita (Gaertn.) KuntzeChamaeriphes thebaica (L.) KuntzeCorypha thebaica L.Cucifera thebaica (L.) DelileDouma thebaica (L.) Poir.Hyphaene baikieana FurtadoHyphaene crinita Gaertn.Hyphaene cuciphera Pers.Hyphaene dahomeensis Becc.Hyphaene dankaliensis Becc.Hyphaene nodularia Becc.Hyphaene occidentalis Becc.Hyphaene santoana FurtadoHyphaene sinaitica FurtadoHyphaene togoensis DammerHyphaene togoensis Dammer ex Becc.Hyphaene tuleyana FurtadoPalma thebaica (L.) Jacq.

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 identifier667540-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL

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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.