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Enriched botanical record

Dioscorea mexicana

Dioscorea mexicana Scheidw.

Also indexed asBarbascoMexican yamMexican yam çbarbasco de placacabeza de negrococolmecasköldpaddsjams墨西哥龜甲龍
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
Use categories1
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
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
Scientific name with authorshipDioscorea mexicana Scheidw.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Dioscorea anconensis R.KnuthDioscorea astrostigma UlineDioscorea bilbergiana KunthDioscorea deamii MatudaDioscorea deppei SchiedeDioscorea deppei Schiede ex Schltdl.Dioscorea leiboldiana KunthDioscorea macrophylla M.Martens & GaleottiDioscorea macrostachya Benth.Dioscorea macrostachya var. sessiliflora UlineDioscorea mexicana var. sessiliflora (Uline) MatudaDioscorea propinqua Hemsl.Dioscorea tuerckheimii R.KnuthTestudinaria cocolmeca Procop.Testudinaria macrostachya (Benth.) G.D.Rowley

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier318262-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA 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.