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
FamilyAmaryllidaceae
GenusProiphys
Scientific name with authorshipProiphys amboinensis (L.) Herb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amaryllis rotundifolia Lam.Cearia amboinensis (L.) Dumort.Cepa amboinensis (L.) KuntzeCrinum nervosum L'Hér.Crinum nervosum Willd.Crinum nervosum Willd. ex Roxb.Eurycles alata SweetEurycles amboinensis (L.) Lindl.Eurycles amboinensis (L.) Lindl. ex LoudonEurycles australasica (Ker Gawl.) G.Don ex Lindl.Eurycles australasica (KerGawl.) G.DonEurycles australis Schult. & Schult.f.Eurycles coronata Salisb.Eurycles coronata Salisb. ex DrapiezEurycles coronata SweetEurycles javanica M.Roem.Eurycles nervosa G.DonEurycles nervosa G.Don ex LoudonEurycles nuda SweetEurycles rotundifolia M.Roem.Eurycles sylvestris Salisb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.Eurycles sylvestris Salisb., 1812Pancratium amboinense L.Pancratium australasicum Ker Gawl.Pancratium australasicum KerGawl.Pancratium australe Spreng.Pancratium nervifolium Salisb.Pancratium ovatifolium StokesProiphys amboinense (Linnaeus, 1754) Herb.Proiphys australasica (Ker Gawl.) Herb.Stemonix nervosus (L'Hér.) Raf.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Poison reported
Social 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 identifier66645-1
Use codesAF EU ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New Guinea
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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.