Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Catunaregam

Family:

Rubiaceae

Subfamily:

Ixoroideae

Nomen number:

103289

Place of publication:

Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 3, Bot. 35:13. 1978 (Taxon 27:515. 1979 "1978")

Verified:

11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Gardenia spinosa Thunb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Randia spinosa (Thunb.) Poir.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Gardenia dumetorum Retz.
Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Poir.

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Reference(s)

Arnold, T. H. & B. C. De Wet, eds. 1993. Plants of southern Africa: names and distribution. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa no. 62
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. Note: = Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Poir.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Tirvengadum, D. D. 1978. Re-establishment of genus Catunaregam Wolf (Rubiaceae) - a contribution towards the plants described in Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Taxon 27:515.
Verdcourt, B. 1981. Notes on African Rubiaceae. Kew Bull. 36:503.

Common names

English
emetic-nut –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Mozambique
1	Native	Africa	South Tropical Africa	Zimbabwe
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	Eswatini
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
1	Native	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	Transvaal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Africa

Asia-Tropical

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Medicines	folklore	fide Wealth India RM 8:362. 1969	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1969. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 8:362.
Vertebrate poisons	fish		Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1969. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. 8:362.