Plant Details

Accepted name:: Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach. [Orchidaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cirajīvī	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
dhira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dīrghāyu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
hari musali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jeevak	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jeevaka	Other	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
jeevakam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jeevakamu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jhat bhak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jhatbhak	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jivak	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jivaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jivakah	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jivakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jivakamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jīvakaḥ (pseudo bulb)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
jīvya	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rshabha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rshabhaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rshabham	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vishani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
vrishabh	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
zans rtsi ba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
tuber		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bulbs	dry plant material	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
pseudo-bulb	dried and fresh pseudo-bulb	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Malaxis acuminata D.Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 29 (1825).
Microstylis wallichii Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 20 (1830).
Corymborkis acuminata (D.Don) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 5A: 29 (2009).
Malaxis pierrei (Finet) Tang & F.T.Wang Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 74 (1951).
Malaxis siamensis (Rolfe ex Downie) Seidenf. & Smitinand Orch. Thail. (Prelim. List): 150 (1959).
Malaxis wallichii (Lindl.) Deb Bull. Bot. Surv. India 3: 128 (1961 publ. 1962).
Microstylis pierrei Finet Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 534 (1907).
Microstylis pierrei var. rotundata Finet Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 535 (1907).
Microstylis siamensis Rolfe ex Downie Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 368 (1925).
Microstylis trigonocardia Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 62 (1919).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Crepidium acuminatum (D. Don) Szlach.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don.) Szlach.	Medicinal Orchids of Asia (Teoh, 2016)
Malaxis acuminata D. Don	Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Malaxis acuminata D.Don	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Microstylis wallichii Lindl.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Microstylis wallichii Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

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