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Apios americana

Apios americana Medik.

Also indexed asAmerica-hodoimoAmerican Potato-beanAmerican PotatobeanAmerican groundnutAmerican potato-beanAmerican potatobeanAmerikaanse grondnootAmerikanische Erdbirne
FamilyFabaceae
GenusApios
Use categories4
Linked notes0

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
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusApios
Scientific name with authorshipApios americana Medik.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Apios americana f. americanaApios americana f. cleistogama FernaldApios americana f. keihneri OswaldApios americana f. mcculloughii OswaldApios americana f. pilosa Steyerm.Apios americana var. americanaApios americana var. turrigera FernaldApios apios (L.) MacMill.Apios apios var. boulderensis DanielsApios perennis VahlApios perennis Vahl ex Hornem.Apios tuberosa MoenchGlycine apios L.Glycine tuberosa Salisb.Gonancylis thyrsoidea Raf.Phaseolus tuberosus Eaton & Wright

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source

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 identifier30141320-2
Use codesEU GS HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for 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.