Accession Data

Carapichea ipecacuanha

Common Name: Ipecac

Family: Rubiaceae

Country of Origin: Nicaragua to Brazil

Description: The dried rhizomes and roots of this plant are the source of the drug Ipecac.

syn. Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Brot.) A. Rich
syn. Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11?

Accession #: 200600022

Accession Date: 2006-04-04 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1317

Quantity: 3

Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College

Provenance: Smith# 241-04

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Gentianales

Family: Rubiaceae

SubFamily: Rubioideae

Tribe: Psychotrieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 25 March 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 25 March 2015.

Images

Carapichea ipecacuanha