Plant Details

Accepted name:: Guettarda speciosa 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:
baru-baru laut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bebaru laut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bilihoovina lakki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilihuvinalakki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civakayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civakayamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cuvarpavamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hinma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacippannirmaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ketapang pasir	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
malaiyampu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malaiyampumaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marutakikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
marutakikamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nil pichcha	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
paneeru pushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panneer	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panneermaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panneralu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panniramaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannirchettu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannirmaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannirppumaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannirpumaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
panniru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannirupushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pannirupuvvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
penneeru	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
penneeru puvvu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rava-pou	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ravapoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ravapu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ravupu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
teyvappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
teyvappumaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utirpannir	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utirpannirmaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
නිල් පිච්ච	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
barks		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Jasminum hirsutum (L.) Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 36 (1797).
Nyctanthes hirsuta L. Sp. Pl.: 6 (1753).
Cadamba jasminiflora Sonn. Voy. Nouv. Guinée 2: t. 128 (1782).
Gardenia speciosa (L.) Roxb. ex Wight & Arn. Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 422 (1834), nom. illeg.
Guettarda hirsuta Sarg. Silva 5: 111 (1893), nom. illeg.
Guettarda speciosa var. glabrata DC. Prodr. 4: 455 (1830).
Guettarda speciosa var. tahitensis (Nadeaud) Drake Fl. Polynésie Franç.: 92 (1892).
Guettarda tahitensis Nadeaud Énum. Pl. Tahiti: 52 (1873).
Matthiola speciosa (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 288 (1891).
Mogorium hirsutum (L.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 3: 713 (1814).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Guettarda speciosa	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Guettarda speciosa L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Fijian Med. Pl. (Cambie & Ash, 1994) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Medicinal Pl. in S Pacific (WHO, 1998) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Guettarda speciosa Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Guetterarda speciosa	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Jasminum hirsutum Willdenow	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Nyctanthes hirsuta L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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