Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl. [Dioscoreaceae]
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Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
dioscorea sylvatica whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
skogselefantfot	Other	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 26 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Dioscorea brevipes Burtt Davy Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 232 (1924).
Dioscorea hederifolia Griseb. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 42 (1842).
Dioscorea marlothii R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 321 (1924).
Dioscorea montana var. duemmeri R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 323 (1924).
Dioscorea montana var. glauca R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 323 (1924).
Dioscorea montana var. lobata Weim. Bot. Not. 1937: 162 (1937).
Dioscorea montana var. paniculata (Kuntze) R.Knuth in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 43: 323 (1924).
Dioscorea montana var. sagittata Suess. Proc. & Trans. Rhodesia Sci. Assoc. 43: 78 (1951).
Dioscorea rehmannii Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 248 (1896).
Dioscorea sylvatica var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) Burkill J. S. African Bot. 18: 189 (1952).
Dioscorea sylvatica subsp. lydenbergensis Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64: 445 (1971).
Dioscorea sylvatica var. multiflora (Marloth) Burkill J. S. African Bot. 18: 189 (1952).
Dioscorea sylvatica var. paniculata (Dummer) Burkill J. S. African Bot. 18: 189 (1952).
Dioscorea sylvatica var. rehmannii (Baker) Burkill J. S. African Bot. 18: 189 (1952).
Tamus sylvestris Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 443 (1850), pro syn.
Testudinaria glaucescens Hügel Hort. Donat.: 17 (1858).
Testudinaria montana var. paniculata Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 312 (1898).
Testudinaria multiflora Marloth Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 3: 127 (1913).
Testudinaria paniculata Dummer Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 195 (1912).
Testudinaria rehmannii (Baker) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 8: 50 (1953).
Testudinaria sylvatica (Eckl.) Kunth Enum. Pl. 5: 443 (1850).
Testudinaria sylvatica var. brevipes (Burtt Davy) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).
Testudinaria sylvatica var. lydenbergensis (Blunden, Hardman & F.J.Hind) G.D.Rowley Repert. Pl. Succ. 23: 11 (1972 publ. 1974).
Testudinaria sylvatica var. multiflora (Marloth) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).
Testudinaria sylvatica var. paniculata (Dummer) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).
Testudinaria sylvatica var. rehmannii (Baker) G.D.Rowley Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 28: 6 (1973).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioscorea sylvatica	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Dioscorea sylvatica (Kunth) Eckl.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Dioscorea sylvatica (Kunth) Eckl. var. sylvatica	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Dioscorea sylvatica Eckl.	GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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