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
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAraceae
GenusXanthosoma
Scientific name with authorshipXanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alocasia alboviolacea VeitchAlocasia alboviolacea Veitch ex J.DixAlocasia talihan ElmerAlocasia talihan Elmer ex Merr.Arum nigrum Vell.Arum sagittifolium L.Arum xanthorrhizon Jacq.Caladium edule G.Mey.Caladium mafaffa Engl.Caladium sagittifolium (L.) Vent.Caladium utile Engl.Caladium xanthorrhizon (Jacq.) Boos, 1816Caladium xanthorrhizon (Jacq.) Willd.Philodendron nigrum KunthXanthosoma appendiculatum SchottXanthosoma atrovirens K.Koch & C.D.BouchéXanthosoma atrovirens subsp. appendiculatum (Schott) Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. hybridum K.KochXanthosoma atrovirens subsp. kochii Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. moritzii Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. panduriforme Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens subsp. versicolor K.KochXanthosoma atrovirens var. appendiculatum (Schott) Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens var. hybridum K.KochXanthosoma atrovirens var. kochii Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens var. moritzii Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens var. panduriforme Engl.Xanthosoma atrovirens var. versicolor K.KochXanthosoma aureum E.G.Gonç.Xanthosoma blandum SchottXanthosoma edule (G.Mey.) SchottXanthosoma ianthinum K.Koch & C.D.BouchéXanthosoma jacquinii SchottXanthosoma maculatum G.NicholsonXanthosoma mafaffa SchottXanthosoma mafaffa subsp. blandum (Schott) Engl.Xanthosoma mafaffa subsp. typicum Engl.Xanthosoma mafaffa var. blandum (Schott) Engl.Xanthosoma mafaffa var. typicum Engl.Xanthosoma monstruosum E.G.Gonç.Xanthosoma nigrum (Vell.) Mansf.Xanthosoma nigrum StellfeldXanthosoma obtusilobum Engl.Xanthosoma panduriforme E.G.Gonç.Xanthosoma peregrinum Griseb.Xanthosoma poeppigii subsp. mafaffa (Schott) J.F.Macbr.Xanthosoma poeppigii var. mafaffa (Schott) J.F.Macbr.Xanthosoma roseum SchottXanthosoma sagittifolium K.KochXanthosoma utile K.Koch & C.D.BouchéXanthosoma violaceum SchottXanthosoma wallisii LindenXanthosoma xantharrhizon (Jacq.) K.KochXanthosoma xanthorrhizon (Jacq.) K.Koch, 1856
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Crop wild relative
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 identifier89373-1
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeYes
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plants of West 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.