Plant Details

Accepted name:: Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) B.L.Rob. [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
climbing hempweed	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
jarmani lota	Other	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015)
loka palu	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
refugee lota	Other	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015)
vatu palu	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves, Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

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

Mikania carteri Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 106 (1895).
Mikania volubilis (Vahl) Willd. Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 3: 1743 (1803).
Eupatorium cordatum Burm.f. Fl. Ind.: 176 (1768).
Eupatorium trinitarium var. volubile M.Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 19: 270 (1890).
Eupatorium volubile Vahl Symb. Bot. 3: 93 (1794).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Mikania carteri Baker	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Mikania cordata	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) B.L. Robinson	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) B.L.Rob.	Ethnomed. of Garo Hills, Durgapur, Bangladesh (Khan et al., 2015) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Mikania volubilis	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)

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