Plant Details

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

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
granadillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
meloncillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
molle sigle	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:
Bark, Leaf		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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

Castela alaternifolia Planch. London J. Bot. 5: 569 (1846).
Castela tweediei var. dentata Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(4): 219 (1896).
Castela tweediei var. macrophylla Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 800 (1903).
Castela tweediei var. typica Cronquist J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 125 (1944), not validly publ.

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

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

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