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 villosa L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Dioscorea cliffortiana Lam.Dioscorea glauca Muhl.Dioscorea glauca Muhl. ex BartlettDioscorea glauca Muhl. ex L.C.BeckDioscorea hexaphylla Raf.Dioscorea hirticaulis BartlettDioscorea hirticaulus BartlettDioscorea lloydiana E.H.L.KrauseDioscorea longifolia Raf.Dioscorea megaptera Raf.Dioscorea paniculata Michx.Dioscorea paniculata var. glabrifolia BartlettDioscorea pruinosa KunthDioscorea quaternata WalterDioscorea quaternata var. glauca (Muhl. ex L.C.Beck) FernaldDioscorea quinata J.F.GmelinDioscorea quinata WalterDioscorea repanda Raf.Dioscorea sativa L.Dioscorea villosa f. glabrifolia (Bartlett) FernaldDioscorea villosa f. villosaDioscorea villosa subsp. glabrifolia (Bartlett) W.StoneDioscorea villosa subsp. glauca (Muhl. ex L.C.Beck) R.KnuthDioscorea villosa subsp. hirticaulis (Bartlett) R.KnuthDioscorea villosa subsp. paniculata (Michx.) R.KnuthDioscorea villosa subsp. quaternata (Walter) R.KnuthDioscorea villosa var. glabra J.LloydDioscorea villosa var. glabra J.Lloyd ex A.GrayDioscorea villosa var. glabrifolia (Bartlett) FernaldDioscorea villosa var. glabrifolia (Bartlett) S.F.BlakeDioscorea villosa var. glabrifolia (Bartlett) W.StoneDioscorea villosa var. hirticaulis (Bartlett) H.E.AhlesDioscorea villosa var. laeviuscula Alph.WoodDioscorea villosa var. vera Prain & BurkillDioscorea villosa var. villosaDioscorea waltheri Desf.Merione villosa (L.) Salisb.
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 identifier318778-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA 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.