Non scientific name details for candelilla - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

candelilla

3 Accepted name(s) for "candelilla":

Accepted name
Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz.
Cestrum tomentosum L.f.
Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.

5 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)	Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz.	Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz.	Vassobia breviflora (Sendtn.) Hunz.		Leaf, Stem + sprout
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)	Cestrum lanatum M.Martens & Galeotti	Cestrum lanatum M.Martens & Galeotti	Cestrum tomentosum L.f.
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.	purified wax obtained from the leaves	leaf
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.	purified wax obtained from the leaves	leaf
Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013)	Euphorbia antisyphilitica	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.	Euphorbia antisyphilitica Zucc.

14 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "candelilla":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
ahuacatillo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
calchal de gallina	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
candelilla wax	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
chacuaco	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
chulque	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
huele de noche	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
huizache	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ischivil	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
ischiví	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
palo hediondo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
palo negro	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
piscoyuyo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
sacha perilla	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
zorrillo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)