Plant Details

Accepted name:: Gomphrena demissa Mart. [Amaranthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
capitãozinho	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
ervanço	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
root		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Gomphrena blanchetii Moq. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 413 (1849).
Gomphrena demissa var. megacephala Suess. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 39: 8 (1935).
Gomphrena grazielae J.C.Siqueira Eugeniana 4: 10 (1982).
Xeraea blanchetii (Moq.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 543 (1891).
Xeraea demissa (Mart.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 543 (1891).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Gomphrena demissa Mart.	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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