Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cerbera manghas L. [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
beach milkwood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bentan	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bintaru	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
caat aralie	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cande	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chattankaya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dog-bane	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
dogbane	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
dogbone	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
gasiala	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
gon kaduru	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
gray milkwood	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
grey milkwood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
hai mang guo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kattarali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
klippmangrove	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kodalma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kottuma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madagascar ordeal bean	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
madagascar ordeal-bean	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
mifukuragi	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
monde	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
odollam tree	Other	Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
ordeal plant	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pink-eyed cerbera	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
rubbertree	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
samanta	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
samatahezo	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
sea-mango	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
sukanu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tangaina	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tangena	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tangena-mitsara	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tangenitsara	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
tanghin	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
tanghinia venenifera	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
utalam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ගොන්කදුරු	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
seeds		Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
fruit nut		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)

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

Cerbera tanghin Hook. Bot. Mag. 57: t. 2968 (1830).
Cerbera venenifera (Poir.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 332 (1840).
Tanghinia venenifera Poir. in J.B.A.P.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 283 (1817).
Cerbera linnaei Montrouz. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Lyon, Sect. Sci., sér. 2, 10: 233 (1860).
Cerbera manghas var. acutisperma Boiteau Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie 10: 219 (1981).
Cerbera manghas f. luteola Boiteau Fl. Nouv.-Calédonie 10: 219 (1981).
Cerbera manghas var. mugfordii (F.M.Bailey) Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 522 (1928).
Cerbera manghas var. samoensis Hochr. Candollea 5: 179 (1934).
Cerbera odollam var. mugfordii F.M.Bailey Queensland Agric. J. 3: 282 (1898).
Elcana seminuda Blanco Fl. Filip. ed. 2.: 584 (1845).
Odollamia manghas (L.) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 162 (1838).
Odollamia moluca Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 162 (1838).
Tabernaemontana obtusifolia Poir. in J.B.A.P.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 275 (1817).
Tanghinia manghas (L.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 98 (1837).
Tanghinia veneneflua G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 98 (1837).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cerbera manghas	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Cerbera manghas L.	Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Fijian Medicinal Plants (Cambie & Ash, 1994) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999) Medicinal plants in South Pacific (WHO, 1998) Medicinal plants in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Cerbera tanghin	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015)
Cerbera tanghin Hook.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Cerbera venenifera (Poiret) Steudel	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
Tanghinia venenifera	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Tanghinia venenifera Poiret	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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