Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cupania americana L. [Sapindaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
castaño	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
guara	Other	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)

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

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

Cupania saponaria Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 413 (1805).
Cupania tomentosa (Jacq.) Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 61 (1788).
Trigonia tomentosa (Jacq.) Warm. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 13(2): 142 (1875).
Trigonis tomentosa Jacq. Enum. Syst. Pl.: 19 (1760).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cupania americana L.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Cupania americana Lin.	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)

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