Plant Details

Accepted name:: Machaerium isadelphum (E.Mey.) Amshoff [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
uña de gato	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
bark		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)

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

Drepanocarpus isadelphus E.Mey. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12: 807 (1825).
Drepanocarpus microphyllus E.Mey. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12: 808 (1825).
Machaerium armatum Vogel Linnaea 11: 191 (1837).
Machaerium bangii Rusby Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 4: 347 (1907).
Machaerium costaricanum Pittier Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 475 (1922).
Machaerium longifolium Benth. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4(Suppl.): 55 (1860).
Machaerium marginatum Standl. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 14: 95 (1924).
Machaerium microphyllum (E.Mey.) Standl. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15: 459 (1925).
Machaerium schunkei J.F.Macbr. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 90 (1925).
Machaerium setulosum Pittier Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 477 (1922).
Machaerium tobagense Urb. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 315 (1918).
Nissolia aculeata DC. Prodr. 2: 250 (1825).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Machaerium isadelphum (E.Mey.) Amshoff	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Machaerium isadelphum (E.Mey.) Amshoff.	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)

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