Plant Details

Accepted name:: Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze [Asteraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
brokopanji	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
mata-pasto	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)

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 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Echinops fruticosus L. Sp. Pl.: 815 (1753).
Echinops nodiflorus Lam. Encycl. 2: 337 (1786).
Rolandra argentea Rottb. Soc. Med. Havn. Collect. 2: 258 (1775).
Rolandra diacantha Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 46: 170 (1827).
Rolandra monacantha Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 46: 171 (1827).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Rolandra fructicosa (L.)Kuntze	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008)
Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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