Plant Details

Accepted name:: Macropsychanthus comosus (G.Mey.) L.P.Queiroz & Snak [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
agbarin	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
arin	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
epe	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
kachang laut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kachang pinang kera	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kachang pinggang	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lokokwin	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
pinang kera	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Seed		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
roots		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
seeds	dry seeds	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)

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

Dioclea reflexa Hook.f. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 306 (1849).
Canavalia reflexa (Hook.f.) C.Wright Anales Acad. Ci. Méd. Habana 5: 337 (1869).
Dioclea comosa (G.Mey.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 179 (1891).
Dolichos comosus G.Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq.: 241 (1818).
Mucuna comosa (G.Mey.) DC. Prodr. 2: 405 (1825).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Dioclea reflexa	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Dioclea reflexa Hook f.	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
Dioclea reflexa Hook. f.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Dioclea reflexa Hook.f.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Dioclea reflexa Hooker	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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