Plant Details

Accepted name:: Castela coccinea Griseb. [Simaroubaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
espada	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
granadillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
meloncillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
mistol de chivo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
mistol del zorro	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
molle colorado	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
molle negro	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
sacha meloncillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
sacha melón	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Cortex, Root		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ximenia americana var. pubens Griseb. Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 149 (1879).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Castela coccinea Griseb.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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