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
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
Scientific name with authorshipDioscorea bulbifera L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev.Dioscorea anthropophagorum A.Chev. ex Jum.Dioscorea bulbifera f. domestica (Makino) Makino & NemotoDioscorea bulbifera subsp. albotuberosa Y.F.Zhou, Z.L.Xu & Y.Y.HangDioscorea bulbifera subsp. anthropophagorum (A.Chev.) Summerh.Dioscorea bulbifera subsp. crispata (Roxb.) PrainDioscorea bulbifera subsp. elongata (F.M.Bailey) Prain & BurkillDioscorea bulbifera subsp. pulchella (Roxb.) PrainDioscorea bulbifera subsp. sativa PrainDioscorea bulbifera subsp. suavia Prain & BurkillDioscorea bulbifera subsp. vera Prain & BurkillDioscorea bulbifera var. albotuberosa Y.F.Zhou, Z.L.Xu & Y.Y.HangDioscorea bulbifera var. anthropophagorum (A.Chev.) Summerh.Dioscorea bulbifera var. brachybotryum Y.Y.Hang & Y.F.ZhouDioscorea bulbifera var. crispata (Roxb.) PrainDioscorea bulbifera var. elongata (F.M.Bailey) Prain & BurkillDioscorea bulbifera var. heterophylla (Roxb.) Prain & BurkillDioscorea bulbifera var. pulchella (Roxb.) PrainDioscorea bulbifera var. sativa PrainDioscorea bulbifera var. suavia Prain & BurkillDioscorea bulbifera var. vera Prain & BurkillDioscorea crispata Roxb.Dioscorea heterophylla Roxb.Dioscorea hoffa Cordem.Dioscorea hofika Jum. & H.PerrierDioscorea korrorensis R.KnuthDioscorea latifolia Benth.Dioscorea longipetiolata BaudonDioscorea lutea Griseb., 1864Dioscorea perrieri R.KnuthDioscorea pulchella Roxb.Dioscorea rogersii Prain & BurkillDioscorea sativa f. domestica MakinoDioscorea sativa f. spontanea MakinoDioscorea sativa subsp. domestica MakinoDioscorea sativa subsp. elongata F.M.BaileyDioscorea sativa subsp. rotunda F.M.BaileyDioscorea sativa var. elongata F.M.BaileyDioscorea sativa var. rotunda F.M.BaileyDioscorea sylvestris DeWild.Dioscorea tamifolia Salisb.Dioscorea tenuiflora Schltdl.Dioscorea violacea BaudonHelmia bulbifera (L.) KunthPolynome bulbifera (L.) Salisb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
Social use
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 identifier323908-2
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME PO SU
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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