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Taxon:  Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers



Summary
Genus:
Jateorhiza
Family:
Menispermaceae
Subfamily:
Chasmantheroideae
Tribe:
Burasaieae
Nomen number:
20686
Place of publication:
J. D. Hooker & G. Bentham in W. J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 214, in adnot. 1849
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature, where Miers is credited with authorship of Menispermaceae on p. 212
Verified:
07/26/1995 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
Menispermum palmatum Lam.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cocculus palmatus (Lam.) DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Jateorhiza columba (Roxb.) Oliv.
Jateorhiza miersii Oliv.
Menispermum columba Roxb.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes. Note: mentions
  3. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  4. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  7. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  8. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1956. Flora of tropical East Africa. 15.
Common names
Swedish
kalumba –
unknown
calumba –
colombo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklorefide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2; Use Pl WT Afr; Wealth India RM; Ill Chin Mat Med, as J. columba MiersMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20686. Accessed 9 May 2025.