Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aspidosperma excelsum Benth. [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amarela	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
capapanaúba	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
carapanauba	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
carapanaúba	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
hurasihi	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
hwadai	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
kuxfa'yehu	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
palo de cunaguaro	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
paracanaúba	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
pariquina	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
poreepore'we	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
porekayekë	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
poretayekë	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
preta	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
remo caspi	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
shungkara	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
wayafwiyahu	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)

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

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

Aspidosperma nitidum Benth. ex Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(1): 59 (1860).
Aspidosperma aquaticum Ducke Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 4: 59 (1938).
Macaglia excelsa (Benth.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 416 (1891).
Thyroma nitida (Benth. ex Müll.Arg.) Miers Apocyn. S. Amer.: 24 (1878).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aspidosperma excelsum	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Aspidosperma excelsum Benth.	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Aspidosperma nitidum Benth.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
Aspidosperma nitidum Benth. ex Mull.Arg.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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