Plant Details

Accepted name:: Gambeya albida (G.Don) Aubrév. & Pellegr. [Sapotaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
adansawa	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
adesaa	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
adesawa	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
adiso	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
asamfona-fufu	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
azongweywey	Other	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
osan	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
otien	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
udala	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
udara	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
white star apple	Other	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
white star-apple	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves	dry leaves	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
fruit		Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Chrysophyllum albidum G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 32 (1837).
Achras sericea Schumach. & Thonn. Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 176 (1827), nom. illeg.
Chrysophyllum henriquesii Engl. Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 45 (1904).
Chrysophyllum kayei S.Moore J. Bot. 47: 412 (1909).
Chrysophyllum millenianum Engl. Monogr. Afrik. Pflanzen-Fam. 8: 44 (1904).
Planchonella albida (G.Don) Baehni Boissiera 11: 68 (1965).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Chrysophyllum albidum A.DC.	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Chrysophyllum albidum Don	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Chrysophyllum albidum G Don	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Chrysophyllum albidum G.Don	Domestic Market in Herb. Med. in Benin (Quiroz et al., 2014)
Gambeya albida (G.Don) Aubrév. & Pellegr.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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