Plant Details

Accepted name:: Psychotria serpens L. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
穿根藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Grumilea serpens (L.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(4): 116 (1891).
Psychotria scandens Hook. & Arn. Bot. Beechey Voy.: 193 (1837).
Psychotria serpens var. latifolia Pit. in H.Lecomte, Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 353 (1924).
Uragoga serpens (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 301 (1891).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Psychotria serpens L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)

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