Non scientific name details for elephant-foot yam - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

elephant-foot yam

1 Accepted name(s) for "elephant-foot yam":

Accepted name
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

2 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson var. campanulatus (Decne.) Sivad.	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius var. campanulatus Sivad.	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson	Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson

8 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "elephant-foot yam":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
dracontium polyphyllum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
elephant foot yam	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
elephant yam	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jimmikand	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
stink lily	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
surana	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
telinga potato	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
whitespot giant arum	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)