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Enriched botanical record

Yucca gigantea

Yucca gigantea Lem.

Also indexed asYucca elephantipesYucca guatemalensisgiant yuccaspineless yuccaizoteGuatemalai pálmaliliomItaboIuca peu d'elefant
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusYucca
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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 gigantea Lem.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Dracaena lennei BakerDracaena yuccoides BakerSarcoyucca elephantipes Linding.Yucca eleana W.WatsonYucca elephantipes RegelYucca elephantipes Regel ex Trel.Yucca elephantipes var. ghiesbreghtii MolonYucca elephantipes var. gigantea (Lem.) MolonYucca ghiesbreghtii BakerYucca guatemalensis BakerYucca lenneana BakerYucca mazelii W.WatsonYucca mooreana BakerYucca roezlii Baker

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
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 identifier543700-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL

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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.