Plant Details

Accepted name:: Palicourea acuminata (Benth.) Borhidi [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ipecacuana, raíz y rizoma	Other	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root, rhizome	dried roots and rhizomes	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)

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

Psychotria acuminata Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 107 (1845).
Psychotria acuminata var. latifolia Benth. Pl. Hartw.: 193 (1845).
Psychotria urophylla Schltdl. Linnaea 28: 522 (1857).
Uragoga acuminata (Benth.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 299 (1891).
Uragoga urophylla (Schltdl.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 963 (1891).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Palicourea acuminata (Benth.) Borhidi	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Psychotria acuminata Benth.	Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016)
Psychotria acuminata Karsten	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)

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