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
GenusPachyrhizus
Scientific name with authorshipPachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cacara bulbosa Rumph.Cacara bulbosa Rumph. ex Du Petit-ThouarsCacara erosa (L.) KuntzeCacara palmatiloba (DC.) KuntzeDolichos articulatus Lam.Dolichos bulbosus L.Dolichos erosus L.Dolichos mammosus NoronhaDolichos palmatilobus DC.Dolichos trilobus Lour.Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich.Pachyrhizus angulatus Rich. ex DC.Pachyrhizus angulatus f. integrifolius WawraPachyrhizus articulatus Duchass.Pachyrhizus articulatus Duchass. ex Walp.Pachyrhizus bulbosus (L.) BrittonPachyrhizus bulbosus KurzPachyrhizus erosus subsp. palmatilobus (DC.) R.T.ClausenPachyrhizus erosus subsp. typicus R.T.ClausenPachyrhizus erosus var. erosusPachyrhizus erosus var. palmatilobus (DC.) R.T.ClausenPachyrhizus erosus var. typicus R.T.ClausenPachyrhizus jicamas BlancoPachyrhizus palmatilobus (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.Pachyrhizus palmatilobus (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.Pachyrhizus strigosus R.T.ClausenPachyrhizus trilobus DC.Pachyrrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.Phaseolus tuberosus Lour.Robynsia lobata M.Martens & GaleottiRobynsia macrophylla M.Martens & GaleottiStizolobium bulbosum Spreng.Stizolobium domingense Spreng.Taeniocarpum articulatum Desv.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
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 identifier179936-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant 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.