Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius subsp. aconitifolius

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius subsp. polyanthus (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Breckon

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
chaya de monte	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
ts´ints´inchay	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
roots, leaves		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Jatropha aconitifolia Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 6 (1768).
Jatropha aconitifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 1100 (1866), not validly publ.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M. Johnst.	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnst.	Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2021 (WHO-UMC, 2021) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Mill.) I.M.Johnstone	SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015)

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