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 filamentosa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Yucca filamentosa f. bicolor Trel.Yucca filamentosa f. genuina Engelm.Yucca filamentosa f. variegata (Carrière) Trel.Yucca filamentosa subsp. bracteata Engelm.Yucca filamentosa subsp. elmensis SprengerYucca filamentosa subsp. foliis-aureovariegata PynaertYucca filamentosa subsp. genuina Engelm.Yucca filamentosa subsp. laevigata Engelm.Yucca filamentosa subsp. latifolia Engelm.Yucca filamentosa subsp. maxima BakerYucca filamentosa subsp. media CarrièreYucca filamentosa subsp. mexicana S.SchauerYucca filamentosa subsp. nobilis SprengerYucca filamentosa subsp. patens CarrièreYucca filamentosa subsp. ramosa CarriereYucca filamentosa subsp. recurvifolia Alph.WoodYucca filamentosa subsp. variegata CarrièreYucca filamentosa var. bracteata Engelm.Yucca filamentosa var. elmensis SprengerYucca filamentosa var. filamentosaYucca filamentosa var. laevigata Engelm.Yucca filamentosa var. latifolia Engelm.Yucca filamentosa var. maxima CarrièreYucca filamentosa var. media CarrièreYucca filamentosa var. mexicana S.SchauerYucca filamentosa var. nobilis SprengerYucca filamentosa var. patens CarrièreYucca filamentosa var. ramosa CarrièreYucca filamentosa var. recurvifolia Alph.WoodYucca filamentosa var. variegata Carrière
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 identifier325008-2
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.