Plant Details

Accepted name:: Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk. [Sapotaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abieiro	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
caimito	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
bark		Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 23 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Lucuma caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 701 (1819).
Pouteria laurifolia (Gomes) Radlk. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 12: 333 (1882).
Achras caimito Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 3: 18 (1802).
Achras guapeda Casar. Nov. Stirp. Bras. 7: 61 (1843).
Caleatia caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Mart. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 76 (1841), not validly publ.
Guapeba caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Pierre Notes Bot. Sapot.: 42 (1891).
Guapeba lasiocarpa (Mart.) Pierre Notes Bot. Sapot.: 42 (1891).
Guapeba laurifolia Gomes Mem. Econ. Acad. Real. Sci. Lisboa 1812: 3 (1812).
Guapebeira brasiliensis Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 708 (1840), not validly publ.
Guapebeira laurifolia Gomes Observ. Bot.-Med. Nonnullis Bras. Pl. 1: 15 (1803).
Labatia caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Mart. Flora 21(Beibl. 2): 90 (1838).
Labatia lasiocarpa Mart. Flora 21(Beibl. 2): 91 (1838).
Labatia reticulata Mart. Flora 21(Beibl. 2): 90 (1838).
Lucuma lasiocarpa (Mart.) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 166 (1844).
Lucuma laurifolia (Gomes) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 166 (1844).
Lucuma laurifolia var. reticulata (Mart.) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 8: 166 (1844).
Lucuma temare Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 241 (1819).
Pouteria caimito var. laurifolia (Gomes) Baehni Candollea 9: 260 (1942).
Pouteria caimito var. typica Baehni Candollea 9: 260 (1942), not validly publ.
Pouteria lasiocarpa (Mart.) Radlk. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München 12: 333 (1882).
Pouteria leucophaea Baehni Candollea 18: 176 (1962).
Pouteria temare (Kunth) Aubrév. Adansonia, n.s., 1: 157 (1962).
Richardella temare (Kunth) Pierre Notes Bot. Sapot.: 19 (1890).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Lucuma caimito Roem. & Schult.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk.	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Paz.) Radlk.	SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
Pouteria caimito (Ruiz and Pav.) Radlk.	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009)
Pouteria cainito Radkofer	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Pouteria laurifolia Radlk.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)

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