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
GenusYucca
Scientific name with authorshipYucca aloifolia L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dracaena lenneana RegelSarcoyucca aloifolia (L.) Linding.Yucca aliofolia L.Yucca aloifolia f. arcuata (Haw.) VossYucca aloifolia f. conspicua (Haw.) Engelm.Yucca aloifolia f. conspicua (Haw.) Trel.Yucca aloifolia f. crenulata (Haw.) VossYucca aloifolia f. draconis (L.) VossYucca aloifolia f. genuina Engelm.Yucca aloifolia f. marginata (J.Bommer) Trel.Yucca aloifolia f. menandii Trel.Yucca aloifolia f. purpurea (Baker) Trel.Yucca aloifolia f. tenuifolia (Haw.) Trel.Yucca aloifolia f. tenuifolia (Haw.) VossYucca aloifolia f. tricolor (J.Bommer) Trel.Yucca aloifolia subsp. arcuata (Haw.) Trel.Yucca aloifolia subsp. conspicua (Haw.) Engelm.Yucca aloifolia subsp. crenulata (Haw.) VossYucca aloifolia subsp. draconis (L.) Engelm.Yucca aloifolia subsp. flexifolia J.BommerYucca aloifolia subsp. genuina Engelm.Yucca aloifolia subsp. gigantea SprengerYucca aloifolia subsp. marginata BommerYucca aloifolia subsp. menandi Trel.Yucca aloifolia subsp. purpurea BakerYucca aloifolia subsp. quadricolor-variegata CarriereYucca aloifolia subsp. roseomarginata RegelYucca aloifolia subsp. serratifolia SprengerYucca aloifolia subsp. stenophylla BommerYucca aloifolia subsp. tenuifolia (Haw.) Trel.Yucca aloifolia subsp. tricolor BommerYucca aloifolia subsp. variegata NaudinYucca aloifolia subsp. versicolor CarriereYucca aloifolia subsp. yucatana (Engelm.) Trel.Yucca aloifolia var. aloifoliaYucca aloifolia var. arcuata (Haw.) Trel.Yucca aloifolia var. conspicua (Haw.) Engelm.Yucca aloifolia var. draconis (L.) Engelm.Yucca aloifolia var. flexifolia J.BommerYucca aloifolia var. gigantea SprengerYucca aloifolia var. marginata J.BommerYucca aloifolia var. menandi Trel.Yucca aloifolia var. purpurea BakerYucca aloifolia var. quadricolor-variegata CarrièreYucca aloifolia var. roseomarginata RegelYucca aloifolia var. serratifolia SprengerYucca aloifolia var. stenophylla J.BommerYucca aloifolia var. tenuifolia (Haw.) Trel.Yucca aloifolia var. tricolor J.BommerYucca aloifolia var. variegata NaudinYucca aloifolia var. variegata Rothsch.Yucca aloifolia var. versicolor CarrièreYucca aloifolia var. yucatana (Engelm.) Trel.Yucca arcuata Haw.Yucca armata Steud.Yucca atkinsii BakerYucca conspicua Haw.Yucca crenulata Haw.Yucca draconis L.Yucca haruckeriana CrantzYucca parmentieri CarrièreYucca purpurea BakerYucca quadricolor BakerYucca quadricolor De SmetYucca quadricolor De Smet ex RegelYucca quadricolor var. stokesii B.S.WilliamsYucca serrulata Haw.Yucca serrulata var. angustifolia B.S.WilliamsYucca serrulata var. variegata B.S.WilliamsYucca stokesii W.BullYucca stokesii W.Bull ex J.DixYucca striata Anon.Yucca tenuifolia Haw.Yucca tricolor BakerYucca yucatana Engelm.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier325009-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.