Plant Details

Accepted name:: Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin [Melastomataceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ingiwiwiri	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
siri	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
whole plant		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 11 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Aciotis aquatica (Aubl.) G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 174 (1830).
Aciotis sieberi Triana Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 52 (1871 publ. 1872).
Homonoma aridum Bello Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 10: 269 (1881).
Melastoma aquaticum Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 430 (1775).
Rhexia aquatica (Aubl.) Sw. Fl. Ind. Occid. 2: 650 (1798).
Spennera aquatica (Aubl.) Mart. ex DC. Prodr. 3: 116 (1828).
Spennera asphalti Crueg. Linnaea 20: 101 (1847).
Spennera hydrophila Miq. Comm. Phytogr. 2: 75 (1840).
Spennera sieberi Steud. Flora 27: 720 (1844).
Tibouchina aquatica (Aubl.) M.Gómez Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 23: 67 (1894).
Xeracina aquatica (Aubl.) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 98 (1838).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.) Naudin	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
Nepsera aquatica (Aubl.)Naudin	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008)
Nepsera aquatica Naud.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Nepsera aquatica Naudin	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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