Plant Details

Accepted name:: Escallonia megapotamica Spreng. [Escalloniaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chachacoma	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Sleumer Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 58(2): 93 (1968).
Escallonia resinosa var. dodonaeifolia Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 1: 545 (1826).
Escallonia resinosa var. spiraeifolia Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 1: 545 (1826).
Escallonia sellowiana DC. Prodr. 4: 4 (1830).
Escallonia sellowiana var. dodonaeifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 89 (1833).
Escallonia sellowiana var. salicifolia A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 89 (1833).
Escallonia sellowiana var. spiraeifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) DC. Prodr. 4: 4 (1830).
Escallonia spiraeoides A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 88 (1833).
Escallonia vaccinioides A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 87 (1833).
Escallonia vaccinoides var. guaranitica A.St.-Hil. Fl. Bras. Merid. 3: 88 (1833).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Escallonia megapotamica Spreng.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Escallonia megapotamica var. spiraeifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Sleumer	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

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