Plant Details

Accepted name:: Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques [Asparagaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
吊兰	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 38 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Anthericum comosum Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 63 (1794).
Anthericum longituberosum Poelln. Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 16: 55 (1942).
Anthericum picturatum Dreer Dreer's Gard. Calendar 1887: xix (1887).
Anthericum sternbergianum Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 7: 1693 (1830).
Anthericum vallis-trappii Poelln. Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 16: 76 (1942).
Anthericum vittatum Anon.
Anthericum vittatum variegatum Hovey Nursery Cat. (Hovey & co.) 1882: 1 (1882).
Anthericum williamsii Anon. Gard. Chron., n.s., 3: 490 (1875).
Caesia comosa (Thunb.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 88 (1825).
Chlorophytum brevipes Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 497 (1898).
Chlorophytum bukobense Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 139 (1895).
Chlorophytum bukobense var. kilimandscharicum Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 139 (1895).
Chlorophytum burchellii Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 330 (1876).
Chlorophytum delagoense Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 399 (1897).
Chlorophytum elatulum Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 287 (1947).
Chlorophytum elgonense Bullock Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 503 (1932).
Chlorophytum gazense Rendle J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 216 (1911).
Chlorophytum glaucidulum Engl. ex Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 293 (1947).
Chlorophytum glaucidulum var. pauper Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 294 (1947).
Chlorophytum inopinum Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 299 (1947).
Chlorophytum kirkii Baker Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 108 (1882).
Chlorophytum limurense Rendle J. Bot. 70: 158 (1932).
Chlorophytum longum Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 306 (1947).
Chlorophytum magnum Peter ex Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 311 (1947).
Chlorophytum miserum Rendle J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 420 (1895).
Chlorophytum nemorosum Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 317 (1947).
Chlorophytum paludicola Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 320 (1947).
Chlorophytum ramiferum Rendle J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 421 (1895).
Chlorophytum rugosum Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 333 (1947).
Chlorophytum sternbergianum (Schult. & Schult.f.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 354 (1840).
Chlorophytum turritum Peter ex Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 345 (1947).
Chlorophytum usambarense Engl. ex Poelln. Portugaliae Acta Biol., Sér. B, Sist. 1: 347 (1947).
Cordyline vivipara Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 419 (1840).
Hartwegia comosa (Thunb.) Nees Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 15(2): 373 (1831).
Hollia comosa (Thunb.) Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 303 (1846).
Narthecium sarmentosum Philippar Voy. Agron. Angleterre: 114 (1830).
Phalangium comosum (Thunb.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 252 (1804).
Phalangium viviparum Reinw. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 4: 607 (1843).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Anthericum comosum Thunb.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Baker	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacq.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Chlorophytum comosum (Thunb.) Jacques	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Chlorophytum comosum Baker	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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