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
GenusTacca
Scientific name with authorshipTacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arisaema gracile (Roxb.) KunthArum gracile Roxb.Chaitaea tacca Sol.Chaitaea tacca Sol. ex Seem.Chaitea tacca SolanderChaitea tacca Solander ex ParkinsonChataea tacca Sol.Leontice leontopetaloides L.Podophyllum trilobum Burm.Tacca abyssinica Hochst.Tacca abyssinica Hochst. ex BakerTacca artocarpifolia Seem.Tacca brownii Seem.Tacca brownii subsp. paeoniifolia Limpr.Tacca brownii var. paeoniifolia Limpr.Tacca dubia Schult. & Schult.f.Tacca gaogao BlancoTacca guineensis G.DonTacca guineensis G.Don ex LoudonTacca hawaiiensis H.Limpr.Tacca involucrata Schumach. & Thonn.Tacca involucrata subsp. acutifolia (H.Limpr.) H.Limpr.Tacca involucrata var. acutifolia (H.Limpr.) H.Limpr.Tacca maculata Zipp.Tacca maculata Zipp. ex Span.Tacca madagascariensis (H.Limpr.) H.Limpr.Tacca madagascariensis BojerTacca oceanica Seem.Tacca phallifera Rumph.Tacca phallifera Rumph. ex E.A.DuchesneTacca phallifera Schult. & Schult.f.Tacca pinnatifida J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.Tacca pinnatifida f. obtusata Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. acutifolia H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. brownii (Seem.) F.M.BaileyTacca pinnatifida subsp. eupinnatifida H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. interrupta Warb.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. interrupta Warb. ex H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. involucrata (Schumach. & Thonn.) H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. madagascariensis H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. minor H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. obtusata Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida subsp. paeoniifolia DominTacca pinnatifida subsp. permagna DominTacca pinnatifida var. acutifolia H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida var. brownii (Seem.) F.M.BaileyTacca pinnatifida var. maculata H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida var. obtusata H.Limpr.Tacca pinnatifida var. paeoniifolia DominTacca pinnatifida var. permagna DominTacca pinnatifolia Gaertn.Tacca quanzensis Welw.Tacca umbrarum Jum. & H.PerrierTacca viridis Hemsl.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
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 identifier827910-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful 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.