Plant Details

Accepted name:: Richardia scabra L. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
carapasacha	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
aerial part, leaf, fruit		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 11 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Richardsonia pilosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 350 (1819).
Plethyrsis glauca Raf. Autik. Bot.: 13 (1840).
Richardia cubensis A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 31 (1850).
Richardia pilosa Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 3: 50 (1802).
Richardia procumbens Sessé & Moc. Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 83 (1894).
Richardia scabra var. chacoensis E.L.Cabral & Bacigalupo Brittonia 57: 133 (2005).
Richardia shaoyoukengensis S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 1: 27 (2019).
Richardsonia cubensis A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 31 (1850).
Richardsonia scabra (L.) A.St.-Hil. Pl. Usuel. Bras.: t. 8 (1824).
Spermacoce hirsuta Willd. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 3: 531 (1818).
Spermacoce involucrata Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 105 (1814).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Richardia scabra	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Richardia scabra L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Richardsonia pilosa H.B.K.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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