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Accession Data:

Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson

  • Common Name: Ipecac
  • Family: Rubiaceae Juss.

  • 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

  • USDA Zone: 9-11?

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200600022
  • Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
  • Provenance: Smith# 241-04
  • Accession Date: 04-04-2006
  • Bench: 1317 - NEOA: South Bench E
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Gentianales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • SubFamily: Rubioideae
  • Tribe: Psychotrieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2024
2023
2022
2021
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Costa Rica / Nicaragua / Panama / Colombia / Brazil West-Central / Brazil Northeast / Brazil Southeast / Brazil North / Brazil South

References (external):

  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.

data regenerated on Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:25:08 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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  • Hydnophytinae: Hydnophytum sp. W/C
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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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