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
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsphodelaceae
GenusKniphofia
Scientific name with authorshipKniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aletris uvaria (L.) L.Aloe longifolia Lam.Aloe rigida Salisb.Aloe uvaria L.Kniphofia alooides MoenchKniphofia bachmannii BakerKniphofia burchellii (Sweet ex Lindl.) KunthKniphofia occidentalis A.BergerKniphofia odorata Heynh.Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Hook., 1854Kniphofia uvaria (L.) T.Durand & Schinz, 1894Kniphofia uvaria var. glaucescens G.NicholsonKniphofia uvaria var. nobilis (Guillon) BakerKniphofia uvaria var. serotina BakerTriclissa uvaria (L.) Salisb.Tritoma burchellii Sweet ex Lindl.Tritoma canari CarrièreTritoma glauca E.Vilm.Tritoma glauca H.Vilm.Tritoma nobilis GuillonTritoma recurva E.Vilm.Tritoma recurva H.Vilm.Tritoma saundersiae CarrièreTritoma saundersii CarrièreTritoma uvaria (L.) Ker Gawl.Tritoma uvaria (L.) KerGawl.Tritoma uvaria var. lindleyana Rob.Tritomanthe burchellii (Lindl.) Steud.Tritomanthe speciosa (Roth) BosseTritomanthe uvaria (L.) LinkTritomium uvaria (L.) LinkVeltheimia speciosa RothVeltheimia uvaria (L.) Willd.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
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 identifier537112-1
Use codesEU ME
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.