Plant Details

Accepted name:: Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
capirona	Other	Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
capirona de altura	Other	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 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Calycophyllum spruceanum f. brasiliensis K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 192 (1889).
Calycophyllum spruceanum f. peruvianum K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(6): 192 (1889).
Eukylista spruceana Benth. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 230 (1853).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook. F. Ex K. Schum.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook. f. ex K. Schum.	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Calycophyllum spruceanum (Benth.) Hook.f. ex K.Schum.	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. of Chazuta Valley (Sanz-Biset et al., 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2020 (WHO-UMC, 2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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