Accession Data

Euclea racemosa

Common Name: Dune Guarrie

Family: Ebenaceae

Country of Origin: tropical eastern Africa

Uses: Traditional medicine uses this plant to treat Gonorrhoea, exczema, constipation, diarrhea, chest pain, purgative for hook worms, malaria, stomach pain, cancer, and in a recipe for epilepsy. From African Ethnobotany: Poisons and Drugs : Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology. By Hans Dieter Neuwinger

Accession Data

Accession #: 198502396

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1118

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: asterids

Order: Ericales

Family: Ebenaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed 2 December 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed 2 December 2015.
  3. The Sea Guarrie: Euclea racemosa at International Flower Essense Repertoire. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.
  4. Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Abu Shawka [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.
  5. Euclea racemosa at Useful Tropical Plants. Last accessed Wednesday, 07 November, 2018.

Images

Euclea racemosa
Euclea racemosa