Plant Details

Accepted name:: Hymenocardia acida Tul. [Phyllanthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
coeurs-volants	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
heart fruit	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
heart-fruit	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
jan yaro (red boy)	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kapempe	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kigete	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
luhete	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mpete	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mugete	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
mvete	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
ngete	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
olulando	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pete pete	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
uapau	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Hymenocardia acida var. mollis (Pax) Radcl.-Sm. Kew Bull. 28: 324 (1973).
Hymenocardia granulata Beille Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 62 (1908).
Hymenocardia lanceolata Beille Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 63 (1908).
Hymenocardia lasiophylla Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 79 (1894).
Hymenocardia mollis Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 528 (1893).
Hymenocardia mollis var. genuina Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 75 (1922), not validly publ.
Hymenocardia mollis var. glabra Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 15: 528 (1893).
Hymenocardia mollis var. lasiophylla (Pax) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 76 (1922).
Hymenocardia obovata A.Chev. & Beille Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 62 (1908).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Hymenocardia acida	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Hymenocardia acida Tul.	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Hymenocardia acida Tulasne	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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