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
GenusLiriope
Scientific name with authorshipLiriope muscari (Decne.) L.H.Bailey
Indexed scientific synonyms
Liriope exiliflora (L.H.Bailey) H.H.HumeLiriope gigantea H.H.HumeLiriope graminifolia subsp. albiflora MakinoLiriope graminifolia subsp. densifolia Maxim.Liriope graminifolia subsp. densifolia Maxim. ex BakerLiriope graminifolia subsp. latifolia MakinoLiriope graminifolia subsp. praealba MakinoLiriope graminifolia subsp. variegata (L.H.Bailey) MakinoLiriope graminifolia var. albiflora MakinoLiriope graminifolia var. communis (Maxim.) Matsum.Liriope graminifolia var. densiflora Maxim.Liriope graminifolia var. densiflora Maxim. ex BakerLiriope graminifolia var. densifolia Maxim.Liriope graminifolia var. densifolia Maxim. ex BakerLiriope graminifolia var. latifolia MakinoLiriope graminifolia var. praealba MakinoLiriope graminifolia var. variegata (L.H.Bailey) MakinoLiriope muscari f. albiflora (Makino) NemotoLiriope muscari f. exiliflora (L.H.Bailey) H.HaraLiriope muscari f. latifolia (Makino) H.HaraLiriope muscari f. praealba (Makino) NemotoLiriope muscari f. variegata (L.H.Bailey) H.HaraLiriope muscari subsp. albiflora (Makino) NemotoLiriope muscari subsp. communis (Maxim.) NakaiLiriope muscari subsp. exiliflora (L.H.Bailey) H.HaraLiriope muscari subsp. latifolia (Makino) H.HaraLiriope muscari subsp. praealba (Makino) NemotoLiriope muscari subsp. variegata L.H.BaileyLiriope muscari var. communis (Maxim.) NakaiLiriope muscari var. communis (Maxim.) P.S.Hsu & L.C.LiLiriope muscari var. exiliflora L.H.BaileyLiriope muscari var. variegata L.H.BaileyLiriope platyphylla F.T.Wang & TangLiriope platyphylla f. albiflora (Makino) HondaLiriope platyphylla f. variegata (L.H.Bailey) Ishii & HosakaLiriope platyphylla subsp. albiflora (Makino) HondaLiriope platyphylla subsp. variegata (L.H.Bailey) Ishii & HosakaLiriope platyphylla var. albiflora (Makino) HondaLiriope spicata subsp. densiflora (Maxim. ex Baker) C.H.WrightLiriope spicata subsp. latifolia Franch.Liriope spicata var. densiflora (Maxim. ex Baker) C.H.WrightLiriope spicata var. densifolia (Maxim. ex Baker) C.H.WrightLiriope spicata var. latifolia Franch.Liriope yingdeensis R.H.MiaoOphiopogon muscari Decne.Ophiopogon spicatus subsp. communis Maxim.Ophiopogon spicatus var. communis Maxim.Ophiopogon spicatus var. kunthianus Maxim.
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 identifier537868-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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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.