Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cissus alata Jacq. [Vitaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
mae boa	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf	vegetal drug, fluid extract	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)

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

Cissus rhombifolia Vahl Eclog. Amer. 2: 10 (1798).
Cissus pubescens Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 5: 226 (1822).
Cissus sulcicaulis var. alata (Jacq.) Hassl. Pl. Hassl., Add.: 5 (1917).
Gonoloma alata (Jacq.) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 86 (1838).
Vitis alata (Jacq.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 40 (1898).
Vitis rhombifolia (Vahl) Baker in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(2): 207 (1871).
Vitis rhomboidea var. transvaalensis Szyszył. Polypet. Discifl. Rehmann. 2: 45 (1888).
Vitis trifoliata var. alata (Jacq.) C.Wright Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 5: 292 (1868).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cissus alata Jacq.	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Cissus alata Jaquin	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Cissus rhombifolia	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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