Plant Details

Accepted name:: Porlieria microphylla (Baill.) Descole, O'Donell & Lourteig [Zygophyllaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chucupí	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
cucharero	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
falso guayacán	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
guayacán	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
palo cuchara	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pan de cata	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaf + stem, Leaf		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Guaiacum microphyllum Baill. Adansonia 10: 315 (1872).
Porlieria lorentzii Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 84 (1890).
Porlieria steinbachii Standl. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 11: 162 (1936).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Porlieria microphylla (Baill.) Descole, O'Donell & Lourteig	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Porlieria microphylla (Baill.) Descole, O’Donell & Lourteig	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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