Plant Details

Accepted name:: Carpolobia alba G.Don [Polygalaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bondjeke	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
kara	Other	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)
onong	Other	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)
poor man’s candle	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Carpolobia glabrescens Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 99 (1927).
Carpolobia alba var. parvifolia Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 136 (1868).
Carpolobia delvauxii E.M.A.Petit Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25: 335 (1955).
Carpolobia parvifolia (Oliv.) Stapf in H.Johnston, Liberia 2: 578 (1906).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Carpolobia alba	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Carpolobia alba G Don	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Carpolobia alba G. Don	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Carpolobia alba G.Don	Gabon׳s Med. Pl. Markets (Towns et al., 2014) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Carpolobia glabrescens Hutch. & Dalz.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Carpolobia glabrescens Hutchinson et Dalziell	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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