Plant Details

Accepted name:: Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb. [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chikoakoa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
inayakutuikuombwa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
jitirana-branca	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
kutuikombwa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kutuikomwa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
namutangaela	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
okahanhemo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
okatangaela	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ouhanhemo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 23 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Convolvulus capitatus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 554 (1792).
Convolvulus guineensis Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 90 (1827).
Convolvulus pycnanthus Hochst. ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 365 (1845), not validly publ.
Ipomoea capitata (Desr.) Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 365 (1845), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea guineensis (Schumach. & Thonn.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 269 (1837).
Ipomoea tamnifolia L. Sp. Pl.: 162 (1753).
Jacquemontia capitata (Desr.) G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 283 (1837).
Thyella tamnifolia (L.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 84 (1838).
Convolvulus capitatus Raf. Fl. Ludov.: 46 (1817), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus ciliatus Vahl Eclog. Amer. 2: 13 (1798), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus condensatus Bertol. Misc. Bot. 15: 18 (1854).
Convolvulus crinitus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 568 (1792).
Convolvulus praelongus S.Moore Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 403 (1895).
Convolvulus scaber Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 70 (1838), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus tamnifolius (L.) Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 461 (1793).
Convolvulus villosus Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 177 (1805).
Ipomoea macropoda Bojer ex Desjardins Rapp. Annuel Trav. Soc. Hist. Nat. île Maurice 7: 34 (1836).
Ipomoea trichocephala G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 269 (1837).
Jacquemontia capitata var. pauciflora N.E.Br.
Jacquemontia macrocephala Brandegee Zoe 5: 219 (1905).
Jacquemontia mattogrossensis Hoehne Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(6): 54 (1922).
Jacquemontia rondonii Hoehne Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(6): 53 (1922).
Thyella macrocephala (Brandegee) House Muhlenbergia 5: 68 (1909).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Convolvulus capitatus Desr. in Lam.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Convolvulus guineensis Schumach in Schumach & Thonn	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Convolvulus pycnanthus Choisy in DC.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ipomoea capitata (Desr.)Choisy in DC.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ipomoea guineensis (Schumach.)G.Don	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Ipomoea tamnifolia L.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Jacquemontia capitata (Desr.)G.Don	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Jacquemontia capitata G. Don	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb.	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.)Griseb.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Jacquemontia tamnifolia (Linn.) Griseb.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Jacquemontia tamnifolia Grisebach	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Thyella tamnifolia (L.)Raf.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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