Plant Details

Accepted name:: Euphorbia drupifera Thonn. [Euphorbiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
akan	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
akane	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
benyibolebaka	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
dodo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
elaeophorbia	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
elaephorbia drupifera	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kakan	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
kankan	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
pago olho de marcaçao	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
toro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
tredzo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
tulo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
tunyo	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf	dried mature leaves	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 4 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Elaeophorbia drupifera (Thonn.) Stapf Hooker's Icon. Pl. 29: t. 2823 (1906).
Euphorbia elastica Poiss. & Pax Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 60 (1902), nom. provis.
Euphorbia renouardii Pax Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 8: 61 (1902).
Euphorbia toxicaria Afzel. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 615 (1840), nom. nud.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Elaeophorbia drupifera	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
Elaeophorbia drupifera (Thonn.) Stapf	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Elaeophorbia drupifera Stapf.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Elaphorbia drupifera Stapf.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Euphorbia drupifera Thonn.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) 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)

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