Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ritchiea capparoides (Andrews) Britten [Capparaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
mtunguru	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 20 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ritchiea capparoides var. longipedicellata (Gilg) DeWolf Kirkia 1: 96 (1961).
Ritchiea longipedicellata Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 211 (1903).
Crateva capparoides Andrews Bot. Repos. 3: t. 176 (1801).
Crateva fragrans Sims Bot. Mag. 16: t. 596 (1802), nom. superfl.
Crateva moschata Banks ex Sims Bot. Mag. 16: t. 596 (1802).
Maerua insignis Pax Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 30 (1894).
Ritchiea bussei Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 209 (1903).
Ritchiea ealaensis De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 248 (1908).
Ritchiea engleriana Buscal. & Muschl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 466 (1913).
Ritchiea fragariodora Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 207 (1902).
Ritchiea fragariodora var. plurinervis R.Wilczek Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 20: 181 (1950).
Ritchiea fragrans G.Don Gen. Hist. 1: 277 (1831), nom. superfl.
Ritchiea immersa De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 248 (1908).
Ritchiea insculpta Gilg & Gilg-Ben. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 179 (1915).
Ritchiea insignis (Pax) Gilg Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 209 (1903).
Ritchiea laurentii De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 250 (1908).
Ritchiea leucantha Gilg & Gilg-Ben. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 176 (1915).
Ritchiea pynaertii De Wild. Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 2: 247 (1908).
Ritchiea thouretiae Gilg & Gilg-Ben. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 177 (1915).
Ritchiea werthiana Gilg in E.A.K.Werth, Veg. Sansibar: 49 (1901).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ritchiea capparioides Britton	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ritchiea capparoides	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Ritchiea capparoides (Andrews) Britten	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ritchiea capparoides longipedicellata Andr. Britten	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Ritchiea longipedicellata Gilg	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)

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