Plant Details

Accepted name:: Oryctanthus occidentalis (L.) Eichler [Loranthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Oryctanthus occidentalis subsp. continentalis Kuijt

Oryctanthus occidentalis subsp. occidentalis

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
god bush	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
mistletoe	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)
scorn-the-earth	Other	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
bush (the whole plant)		Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011)

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

Loranthus occidentalis L. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 988 (1759).
Struthanthus occidentalis (L.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 410 (1832).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Oryctanthus occidentalis (L.) Eichl.	SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
Oryctanthus occidentalis (L.) Eichler	Jamaican Root Tonics (Mitchell, 2011) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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