Plant Details

Accepted name:: Bauhinia monandra Kurz [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
mororó	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
stem bark		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
stem-bark		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)

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

Bauhinia kappleri Sagot Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 6, 13: 317 (1882).
Bauhinia krugii Urb. Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 3: 83 (1885).
Bauhinia krugii Urb. in A.Stahl, Estud. Fl. Puerto-Rico 3: 128 (1888), nom. illeg.
Bauhinia persichii F.Muell. S. Sci. Rec. 2: 25 (Feb. 1885).
Bauhinia porosa Boivin ex Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 373 (1883).
Bauhinia punctiflora Baker J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 314 (1890).
Caspareopsis monandra (Kurz) Britton & Rose in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 23: 217 (1930).
Monoteles paradoxa Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 122 (1838).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Bauhinia monandra Kurz	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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