Plant Details

Accepted name:: Jacaratia spinosa (Aubl.) A.DC. [Caricaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
jacaratiá	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
jacaratiá-de-espinho	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
jacaratí-í	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
jacaratía	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
latex		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
latex		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Fruit, Latex, Plant		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 8 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Jacaratia dodecaphylla (Vell.) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 420 (1864).
Carica dodecaphylla Vell. Fl. Flumin. 10: t. 132 (1829).
Carica spinosa Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 908 (1775).
Jacaratia costaricensis I.M.Johnst. Contr. Gray Herb. 70: 79 (1924).
Jacaratia dodecaphylla f. longiflora Chodat Bull. Herb. Boissier 7(App. 1): 74 (1899).
Jacaratia dodecaphylla var. lucida Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 745 (1902).
Papaya dodecaphylla Baill. Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 835 (1884).
Papaya spinosa (Aubl.) DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 3 (1804).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Jacaratia dodecaphylla (Vell.) A.DC.	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Jacaratia spinosa (Aubl.) A. DC.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Jacaratia spinosa (Aubl.) A.DC.	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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