Plant Details

Accepted name:: Chironia baccifera L. [Gentianaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
christmas berry	Other	Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Herb		Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Chironia baccata Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 1: 211 (1841).
Chironia baccifera var. burchellii Prain Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 292 (1908).
Chironia baccifera var. dilatata E.Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 180 (1838).
Chironia baccifera var. elongata E.Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr.: 180 (1838).
Chironia baccifera var. grandiflora Griseb. Gen. Sp. Gent.: 105 (1839).
Chironia parviflora Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 136 (1796).
Roeslinia baccifera G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 203 (1837).
Roeslinia tetragona Moench Suppl. Meth.: 212 (1802).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Chironia baccifera L.	Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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