Plant Details

Accepted name:: Plukenetia conophora Müll.Arg. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
asala	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)
awusa	Other	Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves,fruit, bark		Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Tetracarpidium conophorum (Müll.Arg.) Hutch. & Dalziel Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 1: 307 (1928).
Cleidion mannii Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 58 (1910).
Cleidion preussii (Pax) Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 343 (1910).
Mallotus preussii Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 23: 525 (1897).
Tetracarpidium staudtii Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 329 (1899).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Plukenetia conophora Mull.Arg.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Plukenetia conophora Müll.-Arg.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Plukenetia conophora Müll.Arg.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Tetracarpidium conopherum Hutchinson	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Tetracarpidium conophorum	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Med. Pl. in Lagos, Nigeria. (Olowokudejo, 2008) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Tetracarpidium conophorum Hutch. & Dalz.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)

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