Plant Details

Accepted name:: Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cachuana	Other	Med. Pl. Markets in Maputo, Mozambique (Krog et al., 2006)
calhu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
calhuana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
casho	Other	Med. Pl. Markets in Maputo, Mozambique (Krog et al., 2006)
cau-cau	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chenga	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
dicassu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
erracarraca	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
incassu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
licahu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
licangone	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
low veld toad tree	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
low-veld toad tree	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
mbombo	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
mkuti	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
muchene	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nangode	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ncahu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
rucarraca	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
toad tree	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
zangozango	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root		Med. Pl. Markets in Maputo, Mozambique (Krog et al., 2006)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Conopharyngia elegans (Stapf) Stapf in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 4(1): 149 (1902).
Leptopharyngia elegans (Stapf) Boiteau Adansonia, n.s., 16: 276 (1976).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Conopharyngia elegans (Stapf)Stapf	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Conopharyngia elegans Stapf.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Leptopharyngia elegans (Stapf)Boiteau	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Tabernaemontana elegans	Med. Pl. Markets in Maputo, Mozambique (Krog et al., 2006)
Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf	Med. Pl. Markets in Maputo, Mozambique (Krog et al., 2006) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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