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
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusLedebouria
Scientific name with authorshipLedebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop
Indexed scientific synonyms
Barnardia indica WightDrimia acuminata G.Lodd. ex J.ForbesDrimia acuminata Lodd.Drimia bifolia (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf.Drimia brevifolia BakerDrimia lanceifolia (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.Drimia lanceifolia (Jacq.) KerGawl.Drimia lanceifolia var. longipedunculata Schrad.Drimia longipedunculata SweetDrimia revoluta (L.f.) SweetEratobotrys bifolius Hochst. ex A.Rich.Hyacinthus revolutus L.f.Hypoxis violacea Schult. & Schult.f.Lachenalia lanceifolia Jacq.Lachenalia lanceifolia var. maculata Tratt.Lachenalia maculata Tratt.Ledebouria hyacinthina RothLedebouria sickenbergeri (Deflers) SpetaLedebouria yemenensis (Deflers) SpetaMelanthium hyacinthium B.HeyneMelanthium hyacinthium B.Heyne ex RothPhalangium revolutum (L.f.) Pers.Phalangium spicatum Poir.Scilla carnosula VanDerMerweScilla carnosula van der MerweScilla chiovendae Cufod.Scilla hyacinthina (Roth) J.F.Macbr.Scilla indica (Wight) BakerScilla lanceifolia (Jacq.) BakerScilla livida BakerScilla maculata (Tratt.) SchrankScilla maculata BakerScilla moschata SchönlandScilla neumannii Engl.Scilla polyantha var. angustifolia BakerScilla revoluta (L.f.) BakerScilla richardiana BuchingerScilla richardiana Buchinger ex BakerScilla sickenbergeri DeflersScilla spathulata BakerScilla yemensis DeflersSugillaria lanceifolia (Jacq.) Salisb.Xeodolon revolutum (L.f.) Salisb.
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 identifier537323-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for 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.