Plant Details

Accepted name:: Plukenetia conophora Müll.Arg. [Euphorbiaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
asala	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
awusa	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)
plukenetia conophora whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves,fruit, bark		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Tetracarpidium conophorum (Müll.Arg.) Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 307 (1928).
Cleidion mannii Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 58 (1910).
Cleidion preussii (Pax) Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 343 (1910).
Mallotus preussii Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 525 (1897).
Tetracarpidium staudtii Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 329 (1899).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Plukenetia conophora M?Ll.Arg.	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
Plukenetia conophora Mull.Arg.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Plukenetia conophora Müll.-Arg.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Trop. Africa (2015)
Plukenetia conophora Müll.Arg.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Tetracarpidium conopherum Hutchinson	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Tetracarpidium conophorum	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo et al., 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol. 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Tetracarpidium conophorum Hutch. & Dalz.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Trop. Africa (2015)

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