Plant Details

Accepted name:: Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amora-do-mato	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cascarilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
coutarea hexandra	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cumana quinine	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dominguillo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
guina	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
jihui moca	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
jihuimoca	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
murta do mato	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
napaima	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
niño muerto	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
quina	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quina blanca	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
quina-brava	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quina-de-pernambuco	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quina-do-mato	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quina-do-pará	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quina-quina	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of Carrasco, Brazil (Dias Souza et al., 2014) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quinaquina	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quinaquina roxa	Other	Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014)
quineira	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quinita	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
zalas	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
stem		Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015)
stem bark		Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014)
bark, leaves	green leaf, dry leaf	Med. Pl. of Carrasco, Brazil (Dias Souza et al., 2014)
stem bark		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
stem-bark		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Bark		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 27 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Bignonia triflora Pav. ex DC. Prodr. 9: 148 (1845), pro syn.
Cinchona souzana (Mart.) Brign. Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis., ser. 2, 1: 63 (1862).
Coutarea campanilla DC. Prodr. 4: 350 (1830).
Coutarea corymbosa Brign. Mem. Mat. Fis. Soc. Ital. Sci. Modena, Pt. Mem. Fis., ser. 2, 1: 69 (1862).
Coutarea flavescens Sessé & Moc. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 350 (1830).
Coutarea hexandra f. albiflora Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 92 (1903).
Coutarea hexandra var. amazonica K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 197 (1889).
Coutarea hexandra var. calycina Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 92 (1903).
Coutarea hexandra var. campanilla (DC.) Steyerm. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 298 (1972).
Coutarea hexandra var. fluminensis K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 197 (1889).
Coutarea hexandra f. grandiflora Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 92 (1903).
Coutarea hexandra f. pubescens (Pohl) Steyerm. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 23: 298 (1972).
Coutarea hexandra var. pubescens (Pohl) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 198 (1889).
Coutarea hexandra f. roseiflora Chodat & Hassl. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 92 (1903).
Coutarea hexandra var. speciosa (Aubl.) K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 197 (1889).
Coutarea hexandra f. tarapotensis K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 198 (1889).
Coutarea hexandra var. typica K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 197 (1889), not validly publ.
Coutarea lindeniana Baill. Adansonia 12: 300 (1879).
Coutarea portlandia Dum.Cours. Bot. Cult. 2: 561 (1801), nom. superfl.
Coutarea pubescens Pohl Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 2: 148 (1833).
Coutarea scherffiana André Ill. Hort. Times 25: 120 (1878).
Coutarea speciosa Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane: 314 (1775).
Exostema souzanum Mart. in C.F.P.von Martius & J.B.von Spix, Reise Bras. 2: 789 (1828).
Gardenia hexagona Lem. Ill. Hort. 16: 92 (1869).
Portlandia acuminata Willd. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 23 (1819).
Portlandia hexandra Jacq. Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 63 (1763).
Portlandia speciosa Baill. Hist. Pl. 7: 381 (1880).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Coutarea haxandra (Jacq.) K. Schum	Med. Pl. for Bioprospection in a Cerrado Area, Brazil (Daiany et al., 2014)
Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K. Schum.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. of Sobradinho, Piauí, Brazil (Silva et al., 2015) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Sch.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) K.Schum.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Coutarea hexandra (Jacq.) Schum.	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
Coutarea hexandra Schumann	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Coutarea hexandra Shum.	Med. Pl. of Carrasco, Brazil (Dias Souza et al., 2014)

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