Guarea guidonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Guarea
Species:
G. guidonia
Binomial name
Guarea guidonia
(L.) Sleumer
Synonyms

Guarea rusbyi (Britton) Rusby

Guarea guidonia is a species of flowering plant in the family Meliaceae.[2] It ranges from Cuba and Honduras south to Argentina.[2]

The bark of Guarea rusbyi (Britton) Rusby, a synonym of Guarea guidonia (L.) Sleumer,[3] is used as an expectorant[4] named cocillana.[5]

References

  1. Barstow, M. (2018). "Guarea guidonia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61798180A61798204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61798180A61798204.en. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Guarea guidonia (L.) Sleumer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. "Guarea rusbyi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
  5. Ballard, C. W. (1922). "Histology of cocillana and substitute barks". Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. 11 (10): 781–787. doi:10.1002/jps.3080111004.


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