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 sylvatica Eckl.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dioscorea brevipes Burtt DavyDioscorea hederifolia Griseb.Dioscorea marlothiae R.KnuthDioscorea marlothii R.KnuthDioscorea montana Eckl. & Zeyh.Dioscorea montana var. duemmeri R.KnuthDioscorea montana var. glauca R.KnuthDioscorea montana var. lobata Weim.Dioscorea montana var. paniculata (Kuntze) R.KnuthDioscorea montana var. sagittata Suess.Dioscorea rehmannii BakerDioscorea sylvatica subsp. lydenbergensis Blunden, Hardman & F.J.HindDioscorea sylvatica var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) BurkillDioscorea sylvatica var. multiflora (Marloth) BurkillDioscorea sylvatica var. paniculata (Dummer) BurkillDioscorea sylvatica var. rehmannii (Baker) BurkillDioscorea sylvatica var. sylvaticaTamus sylvestris KunthTestudinaria glaucescens HügelTestudinaria montana var. paniculata KuntzeTestudinaria multiflora MarlothTestudinaria paniculata DummerTestudinaria rehmannii (Baker) G.D.RowleyTestudinaria sylvatica (Eckl.) KunthTestudinaria sylvatica var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) G.D.RowleyTestudinaria sylvatica var. lydenbergensis (Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind) G.D.RowleyTestudinaria sylvatica var. multiflora (Marloth) G.D.RowleyTestudinaria sylvatica var. paniculata (Dummer) G.D.RowleyTestudinaria sylvatica var. rehmannii (Baker) G.D.Rowley
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
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 identifier318649-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful Plant Project
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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.