Plant Details

Accepted name:: Passiflora coccinea Aubl. [Passifloraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
maracujá	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Passiflora coccinea var. minor Mast. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(1): 605 (1872).
Passiflora coccinea var. velutina (DC.) Mast. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(1): 605 (1872).
Passiflora fulgens Wallis ex É.Morren Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 15: 103 (1865).
Passiflora monnieri Buc'hoz Herb. Color. Amérique: t. XXII (1783), nom. nud.
Passiflora toxicaria Barb.Rodr. Contr. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 4: 94 (1907).
Passiflora velutina DC. Prodr. 3: 327 (1828).
Tacsonia coccinea (Aubl.) Barb.Rodr. Vellosia 1: 26 (1888).
Tacsonia fulgens (Wallis ex É.Morren) Masl. J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 4: 127 (1877).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Passiflora coccinea Aubl.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Passiflora coccinea Aublet	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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