Plant Details

Accepted name:: Moquilea platypus Hemsl. [Chrysobalanaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
curamaira	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
kuramaira	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
lasop	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
monkey apple	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
monkey fruit	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
niggerhead	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
san sapote	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
urracco	Other	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
bark, fruit, leaf		Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 4: 53 (1889).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch.	Med. Pl. Nicarag. Atlantic Coast (Barrett, 1994)
Moquilea platypus Hemsl.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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