Plant Details

Accepted name:: Funtumia africana (Benth.) Stapf [Apocynaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
false rubber tree	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
false rubbertree	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
kimbaki	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
lagos-rubber	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
silk rubber	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 15 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Funtumia latifolia (Stapf) Stapf Hooker's Icon. Pl. 27: t. 2695 (1901).
Funtumia congolana (De Wild.) Jum. Pl. Caoutch. Col.: 381 (1903).
Funtumia gilletii (De Wild.) Jum. Pl. Caoutch. Col.: 381 (1903).
Funtumia scheffleri (K.Schum.) Jum. Pl. Caoutch. Col.: 381 (1903).
Funtumia zenkeri (K.Schum.) Jum. Pl. Caoutch. Col.: 381 (1903).
Kibatalia africana (Benth.) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 17: 309 (1920 publ. 1921).
Kibatalia latifolia (Stapf) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 17: 309 (1920 publ. 1921).
Kibatalia scheffieri (K.Schum.) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 17: 309 (1920 publ. 1921).
Kibatalia zenkeri (K.Schum.) Merr. Philipp. J. Sci. 17: 310 (1920 publ. 1921).
Kixia africana Benth. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 13: t. 1276 (1879).
Kixia congolana De Wild. Rev. Cult. Colon. 7: 745 (1900).
Kixia gilletii De Wild. Rev. Cult. Colon. 7: 745 (1900).
Kixia latifolia Stapf Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 307 (1898).
Kixia scheffleri K.Schum. Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 81 (1900).
Kixia zenkeri K.Schum. Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 81 (1900).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Funtumia africana	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Funtumia africana (Benth.) Stapf	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Funtumia africana (Benth.) Stapf.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Funtumia africana Stapf.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Funtumia latifolia Stapf.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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