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 pentaphylla L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Botryosicyos pentaphyllus (L.) Hochst.Dioscorea changjiangensis F.W.Xing & Z.X.LiDioscorea codonopsidifolia Kamik.Dioscorea digitata Mill.Dioscorea globifera R.KnuthDioscorea jacquemontii Hook.f.Dioscorea kleiniana KunthDioscorea nentaphylla L.Dioscorea pentaphylla subsp. cardonii Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. communis Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. hortorum Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. jacquemontii (Hook.f.) Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. kussok Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. linnaei Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. malaica Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. papuana BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. rheedei Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. simplicifolia Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. suli Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. thwaitesii Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla subsp. unifoliata R.KnuthDioscorea pentaphylla var. cardonae Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. cardonii Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. communis Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. hortorum Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. javanica BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. kussok Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. linnaei Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. malaica Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. mollis Hassk.Dioscorea pentaphylla var. palmata BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. papuana BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. rheedei Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. sacerdotalis BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. simplicifolia Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. suli Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. thwaitesii Prain & BurkillDioscorea pentaphylla var. unifoliata R.KnuthDioscorea spinosa Burm.Dioscorea sumbawensis R.KnuthDioscorea triphylla L.Hamatris triphylla (L.) Salisb.Ubium quadrifarium J.F.Gmel.Ubium scandens J.St.-Hil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Invertebrate food
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 identifier318398-1
Use codesGS HF IF 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 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.