Plant Details

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

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bejuco	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
cahinca	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cainca	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
cainco	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
caninana	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
che´ ik´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
cipó cruz	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
cipó-cruz	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
cluster-flowered snow-berry	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cruz	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
cruzeirinha	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
dambre	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
david's root	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
fedorenta	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
quina-preta	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
raiz de frade	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
snowberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
west indian milkberry	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
roots		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
root	tincture, vegetal drug, dry extract, fluid extract	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
root		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
root		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Root		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 52 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Chiococca brachiata Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 2: 67 (1799).
Chiococca densifolia Mart. Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 1824: 93 (1824).
Chiococca racemosa L. Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 917 (1759), nom. superfl.
Lonicera alba L. Sp. Pl.: 175 (1753).
Chiococca alba var. micrantha (J.R.Johnst.) Steyerm. Acta Bot. Venez. 6: 139 (1971 publ. 1972).
Chiococca alba var. parvifolia (Wullschl. ex Griseb.) Urb. Symb. Antill. 8: 675 (1921).
Chiococca alba subsp. parvifolia (Wullschl. ex Griseb.) Steyerm. Acta Bot. Venez. 6: 138 (1971 publ. 1972).
Chiococca alba f. pilosa Steyerm. Acta Bot. Venez. 6: 141 (1971 publ. 1972).
Chiococca anguifuga Mart. Denkschr. Königl. Akad. Wiss. München 1824: 93 (1824), nom. superfl.
Chiococca anguifuga var. pubescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) DC. Prodr. 5: 483 (1830).
Chiococca anguifuga var. trinitensis DC. ex Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 337 (1861), pro syn.
Chiococca bermudiana S.Br. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 61: 493 (1910).
Chiococca brachiata var. acuminata Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 53 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. acutifolia Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 53 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. biformis Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 52 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. conjungens Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 51 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. densifolia (Mart.) Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 53 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. diplomorpha Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 52 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. genuina Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 51 (1881), not validly publ.
Chiococca brachiata var. grandifolia Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 50 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. intercedens Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 52 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. intermedia Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 52 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. lanceolata Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 54 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. microphylla Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 53 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. petiolaris Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 54 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. rigidula Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 53 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. subrhombea Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 54 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. tenuifolia Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 458 (1881).
Chiococca brachiata var. valida Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 51 (1881).
Chiococca capitata Wernham J. Bot. 51: 323 (1913).
Chiococca densifolia var. cubensis DC. Prodr. 4: 482 (1830).
Chiococca floridana (DC.) Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 75 (1838).
Chiococca latifolia Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 75 (1838).
Chiococca macrocarpa M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 11(1): 230 (1844).
Chiococca micrantha J.R.Johnst. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 40: 696 (1905).
Chiococca paniculata Hoffm. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 203 (1819), not validly publ.
Chiococca parviflora R.O.Williams & Cheesman in R.O.Williams, Fl. Trinidad & Tobago 2: 29 (1928), orth. var.
Chiococca parvifolia Wullschl. ex Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 337 (1861).
Chiococca petensis Lundell Wrightia 5: 7 (1972).
Chiococca pinetorum Britton Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 2: 171 (1906).
Chiococca pubescens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 202 (1819).
Chiococca pubescens var. peninsularis Wiggins Contr. Dudley Herb. 4: 24 (1950).
Chiococca racemosa var. cubensis (DC.) Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 6(5): 54 (1881).
Chiococca racemosa var. floridana DC. Prodr. 4: 482 (1830).
Chiococca racemosa var. jacquiniana Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I.: 337 (1861).
Chiococca racemosa var. laxiflora DC. Prodr. 4: 482 (1830).
Chiococca racemosa var. longifolia DC. Prodr. 4: 482 (1830).
Chiococca racemosa var. scandens Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 209 (1805).
Chiococca racemosa var. yucatana Loes. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 361 (1922).
Chiococca trisperma Hook.f. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 219 (1847).
Chiococca trisperma var. angustifolia Andersson Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1853: 193 (1855).
Periclymenum racemosum Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768), nom. superfl.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Chiococca alba (L.) C. L. Hitchc.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Chiococca alba (L.) Hitch.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc.	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Chiococca alba Hitche	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Chiococca brachiata Ruiz & Pav.	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Chiococca densifolia	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Chiococca racemosa	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Chiococca racemosa L.	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
Lonicera alba L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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