Plant Details

Accepted name:: Deinacanthon urbanianum (Mez) Mez [Bromeliaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
caraguatá	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
chaguar	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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

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

Bromelia urbaniana (Mez) L.B.Sm. Phytologia 15: 174 (1967).
Rhodostachys urbaniana Mez in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(3): 182 (1891).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Bromelia urbaniana (Mez) L.B. Sm.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Deinacanthon urbanianum (Mez) Mez	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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