Plant Details

Accepted name:: Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce [Crassulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
baby jade	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cauliflower-ear's	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
friendship tree	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jade plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese rubberplant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese-laurel	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
lucky plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
money plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 9 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Crassula argentea Thunb. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 6: 329 (1778).
Cotyledon lutea Lam. Encycl. 2: 172 (1786), nom. illeg.
Cotyledon ovata Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 8 (1768).
Crassula articulata Zuccagni Cent. Observ. Pl. 1: 24 (1806).
Crassula lucens Gram Kongel. Norske Vidensk. Selsk. Aarsberetn. 1941: 38-43 (1941).
Crassula nitida Schönland Rec. Albany Mus. 1: 54 (1903).
Crassula obliqua Aiton Hort. Kew. 1: 393 (1789).
Crassula portulacea Lam. Encycl. 2: 172 (1786).
Toelkenia ovata (Mill.) P.V.Heath Calyx 3: 105 (1993).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Crassula argentea Thunberg	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Crassula ovata (Mill.) Druce	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Crassula ovata (P. Mill.) Druce	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

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