Plant Details

Accepted name:

Eucomis comosa (Houtt.) H.R.Wehrh. [Asparagaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

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Information about this plant:

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No non-scientific names for this plant in the MPNS resource.

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

synonym
Eucomis punctata L'Hér. Sert. Angl.: 11 (1789), nom. superfl.
Asphodelus comosus Houtt. Nat. Hist. 2(12): 336 (1780).
Basilaea punctata Mirb. Hist. Nat. Pl. 8: 339 (1804), nom. superfl.
Eucomea elata Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 218 (1796).
Eucomis punctata var. concolor Baker in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 6: 475 (1896).
Eucomis punctata var. striata Ker Gawl. Bot. Mag. 37: t. 1539 (1813).
Eucomis striata (Ker Gawl.) W.T.Aiton Epitome ed. 2 Hort. Kew.: 367 (1814).
Fritillaria punctata J.F.Gmel. Syst. Nat. ed. 13[bis]: 545 (1791), nom. superfl.
Ornithogalum punctatum Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 62 (1794), nom. superfl.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Eucomis comosa (Houtt.) Wehrh. var. comosa	Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Eucomis punctata L'Hèritier	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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