Spanish Bayonet

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Mexico(Kickapoo)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Snake)

Science studied: ALUMINUM, ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, CHROMIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Agavaceae

Scientific name: Yucca baccata

Common names: Spanish Bayonet, Yucca, Banana Yucca, Blue Yucca, Datil Yucca, Izote de dátil, Phaamu, Tsaa Aszii Niiteel, Uoginė juka, Yuca de dátiles, Yucca banane, banana yucca, datil yucca, juka banánová, kålpalmlilja, Юкка ягодовидная, ยุกคาบานานา

POWO: 270284-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Mexico(Kickapoo).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bite(Snake)

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Mexico(Kickapoo)

Documented cultural uses

• Bite(Snake)

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Bite(Snake) · Mexico(Kickapoo) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Extracts of <i>Yucca Baccata</i>, a Plant of Northwestern Mexico, against Pathogenic Bacteria. · 2022 source ↗
• Marked antigiardial activity of Yucca baccata extracts: a potential natural alternative for treating protozoan infections. · 2014 source ↗
• Fungi of Yucca baccata. 1. Piptarthron pluriloculare and its teleomorph, Planistroma yuccigena. · 1991 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ALUMINUM
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• CALCIUM
• CHROMIUM
• EO
• FAT
• IRON
• MAGNESIUM
• NIACIN
• PHOSPHORUS
• SARSAPOGENIN
• SELENIUM
• SODIUM
• TIGOGENIN
• TIN
• WATER

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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