Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl. [Dioscoreaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
indlebe	Other	Prices of Med. Pl. Traded in the Lowveld, S Africa (Botha et al., 2007)
inyokani	Other	Prices of Med. Pl. Traded in the Lowveld, S Africa (Botha et al., 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dioscorea elephantopus Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 143 (1827), nom. illeg.
Dioscorea montana (Burch.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 143 (1827).
Dioscorea testudinaria R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 9 (1924), nom. illeg.
Rhizemys elephantipes (L'Hér.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838).
Rhizemys montana (Burch.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838).
Tamus elephantipes L'Hér. Sert. Angl.: 29 (1789).
Testudinaria elephantipes (L'Hér.) Burch. Trav. S. Africa 2: 147 (1824).
Testudinaria elephantipes f. montana (Burch.) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).
Testudinaria montana Burch. Trav. S. Africa 2: 148 (1824).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea elephantipes	Red List Med. Pl. of S Africa (Williams et al., 2013)
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Her.) Engl.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hér.) Engl.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Dioscorea elephantipes (L'Hérit.) Engl.	Prices of Med. Pl. Traded in the Lowveld, S Africa (Botha et al., 2007)
Dioscorea elephantipes (L’Herit.) Engl.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Dioscorea elephantipes (L’Hérit.) Engl.	Prices of Med. Pl. Traded in the Lowveld, S Africa (Botha et al., 2007)

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