Plant Details

Accepted name:

Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg. [Euphorbiaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
agyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ahame	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
alchornea	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
arbre de djeman	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
avovlo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ayraba	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
bambami	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
biusson de noel	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
bugi-bugi	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
bunce	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
christmas bush	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
christmasbush	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
dovewood	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
egyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
epai	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ewe-epa	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
gbloo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
gboo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
gyaka	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
gyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
gyeka	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ipa	Other	Med. Plants in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
mbom	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ogyamma	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
oje	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ose	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pô d'arco	Other	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
tahi	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
ububo	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
uwonowen	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves:stem-bark:twig		Med. Plants in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
root, leaf		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
leaf	fresh or dried leaves	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Alchornea cordata Benth. in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 507 (1849).
Schousboea cordifolia Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 449 (1827).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Alchornea cordifolia	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Med. Plants in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum & Thonn) Muell.Arg.	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum et Thon.) Muell. Arg.	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Muell.Arg.	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Mull.Agr.	Med. Pl. Trop. W. Africa II (Oliver-Bever, 1983)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll.-Arg.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa (2015)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Mull.Arg.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg.	Med. Pl. Trop. Africa (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Plants and Fungi Project (2015)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach.) Müll. Arg.	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Alchornea cordifolia Muell.-Arg.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Alchornea cordifolia Mull. Arg.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

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