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 quartiniana A.Rich.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dioscorea anchiatasi HarmsDioscorea anchietae HarmsDioscorea anchietae Harms ex R.KnuthDioscorea angolensis R.KnuthDioscorea apiculata De Wild.Dioscorea apiculata DeWild.Dioscorea beccariana MartelliDioscorea crinita Hook.f.Dioscorea cryptantha BakerDioscorea dinteri SchinzDioscorea excisa R.KnuthDioscorea forbesii BakerDioscorea gossweileri R.KnuthDioscorea holstii HarmsDioscorea pentadactyla (Pax) Welw.Dioscorea peteri R.KnuthDioscorea phaseoloides PaxDioscorea quartiniana var. apiculata (De Wild.) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. cryptantha (Baker) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. dinteri (Schinz) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. excisa (R.Knuth) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. forbesii (Baker) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. hochstetteri Engl.Dioscorea quartiniana var. holstii (Harms) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. latifolia R.KnuthDioscorea quartiniana var. pentadactyla PaxDioscorea quartiniana var. phaseoloides (Pax) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. quartinianaDioscorea quartiniana var. schliebenii BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. schweinfurthiana (Pax) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. stuhlmannii (Harms) BurkillDioscorea quartiniana var. subpedata Chiov.Dioscorea quartiniana var. vestita R.KnuthDioscorea schliebenii R.KnuthDioscorea schweinfurthiana PaxDioscorea stuhlmannii HarmsDioscorea ulugurensis R.KnuthDioscorea verdickii De Wild.Dioscorea verdickii DeWild.
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 identifier318489-1
Use codesHF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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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.