Plant Details

Accepted name:: Dolichandra uncata (Andrews) L.G.Lohmann [Bignoniaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
uña de gato	Other	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)

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

Kew's taxonomic resources include 15 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Bignonia pachyptera DC. Prodr. 9: 174 (1845), nom. nud.
Bignonia uncata Andrews Bot. Repos. 8: t. 530 (1808).
Bignonia uncata Sims Bot. Mag. 37: t. 1511 (1812), not validly publ.
Bignonia uncinata G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 210 (1818).
Dolichandra fenzliana Miq. Linnaea 18: 251 (1845).
Doxantha uncata (Andrews) Miers Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 3: 190 (1863).
Macfadyena fenzliana (Miq.) Miq. Stirp. Surinam. Select.: 125 (1850 publ. 1851).
Macfadyena guatemalensis S.F.Blake Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24(1): 24 (1922).
Macfadyena hassleri Sprague Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 85 (1905).
Macfadyena uncata (Andrews) Sprague & Sandwith Rec. Trav. Bot. Néerl. 34: 215 (1937).
Macfadyena uncinata (G.Mey.) DC. Prodr. 9: 180 (1845).
Pachyptera puberula DC. Prodr. 9: 175 (1845).
Spathodea fenzliana (Miq.) Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 6: 513 (1838).
Spathodea uncata (Andrews) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 835 (1825).
Spathodea uncinata (G.Mey.) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 835 (1825).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dolichandra uncata (Andrews) L.G.Lohmann	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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