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
OrderLiliales
FamilyAlstroemeriaceae
GenusBomarea
Scientific name with authorshipBomarea edulis (Tussac) Herb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Alstroemeria affinis M.Martens & GaleottiAlstroemeria edulis TussacAlstroemeria gloriosa Schltdl. & Cham.Alstroemeria grandifolia KunthAlstroemeria hirtella KunthAlstroemeria jacquesiana Lem.Alstroemeria miniata M.Martens & GaleottiAlstroemeria pauciflora Lem.Alstroemeria salsilla Vell.Alstroemeria salsilloides Mart.Alstroemeria sepium SchottAlstroemeria sepium Schott ex Seub.Bomarea affinis (M.Martens & Galeotti) KunthBomarea bakeriana Kraenzl.Bomarea brauniana SchenkBomarea caraccensis Herb.Bomarea edulis var. furcata (Klotzsch ex Kunth) KuntzeBomarea edulis var. grandis Herb.Bomarea edulis var. hirtula Suess.Bomarea edulis var. maranensis Herb.Bomarea edulis var. parvifolia (Seub.) HoehneBomarea furcata KlotzschBomarea furcata Klotzsch ex KunthBomarea fuscata Klotzsch, 1848Bomarea gloriosa (Cham. & Schltdl.) M.Roem.Bomarea grandifolia (Kunth) Herb.Bomarea guianensis Kraenzl.Bomarea hirta SchenkBomarea hirtella (Kunth) Herb.Bomarea hirtella (Kunth) PennyBomarea jacquesiana (Lem.) KunthBomarea janeirensis M.Roem.Bomarea maakiana KlotzschBomarea macrophylla SchenkBomarea maranensis Herb.Bomarea martiana SchenkBomarea miniata (M.Martens & Galeotti) KunthBomarea ovata var. tatiana Herb.Bomarea perlongipes KillipBomarea petiolata RusbyBomarea salsilla Vell.Bomarea salsilloides (Mart.) M.Roem.Bomarea salsilloides var. pauciflora SchenkBomarea salsilloides var. pubescens SchenkBomarea salsilloides var. sepium SchenkBomarea sororia N.E.Br.Bomarea spectabilis SchenkBomarea spectabilis var. parvifolia Seub.Bomarea tatiana Herb.Vandesia edulis (Tussac) Salisb.
Documented use categories
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 identifier63283-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal 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.