Plant Details

Accepted name:: Philibertia gilliesii Hook. & Arn. [Apocynaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
capanilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
cortachina	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
farol	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
farolito	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
sombrilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Latex fruit		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 20 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Oxystelma gilliesii (Hook. & Arn.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 229 (1895).
Oxystelma violacea (Phil.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(2): 229 (1895).
Philibertia canescens Decne. Voy. Venus, Bot. [Atl.] 1: t. 9 (1855).
Philibertia gilliesii var. albida Stuck. ex Seckt Revista Univ. Nac. Cordoba 17(5-6): 70 (1930).
Philibertia gilliesii var. gracilis (D.Don) T.Mey. Lilloa 9: 449 (1943).
Philibertia gilliesii var. grandiflora (Hook.) T.Mey. Lilloa 9: 452 (1943).
Philibertia gilliesii var. mirabilis T.Mey. in H.R.Descole (ed.), Gen. Sp. Pl. Argent. 2: 173 (1944).
Philibertia gilliesii var. parvicoronata T.Mey. Lilloa 9: 453 (1943).
Philibertia gilliesii var. pubescens Speg. Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 53: 72 (1902).
Philibertia gilliesii var. vestita Malme Ark. Bot. 26A(4): 36 (1934).
Philibertia gracilis D.Don in R.Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 7: t. 403 (1837).
Philibertia grandiflora Hook. Bot. Mag. 64: t. 3618 (1837).
Philibertia grandiflora f. albida Malme Ark. Bot. 26A(4): 34 (1934).
Philibertia incana (Decne.) Malme Ark. Bot..
Philibertia schreiteri T.Mey. Lilloa 9: 436 (1943).
Philibertia violacea (Phil.) Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 283 (1914).
Sarcostemma donianum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 542 (1844).
Sarcostemma grandiflorum (Hook.) Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 541 (1844).
Sarcostemma incanum Decne. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 542 (1844).
Zosima violacea Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 36: 187 (1870).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Philibertia gilliesii Hook. & Arn.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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