Plant Details

Accepted name:: Richardia grandiflora (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ervanço	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
ipeca-mirim	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
poaia	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
root		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 12 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Richardia divergens (Pohl ex DC.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 459 (1840).
Richardia grandiflora f. albiflora Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 122 (1898), nom. nud.
Richardia grandiflora f. lilacina Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 122 (1898).
Richardia lateralis (Pohl ex DC.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 459 (1840).
Richardia sparsa (Pohl ex DC.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 459 (1840).
Richardsonia divergens Pohl ex DC. Prodr. 4: 568 (1830).
Richardsonia grandiflora Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 3: 351 (1828).
Richardsonia lateralis Pohl ex DC. Prodr. 4: 568 (1830).
Richardsonia sparsa Pohl ex DC. Prodr. 4: 568 (1830).
Spermacoce divergens Pohl ex DC. Prodr. 4: 568 (1830), pro syn.
Spermacoce lateralis Pohl ex DC. Prodr. 4: 568 (1830), pro syn.
Spermacoce sparsa Pohl ex DC. Prodr. 4: 568 (1830).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Richardia grandiflora (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Richardia grandiflora (Cham. & Schltdl.)Steud.	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

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