Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Carapichea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understory shrub of rainforests.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bronchitis (rhizome), Dysentery, amebic (rhizome), Expectorants (rhizome), Mucus discharge (rhizome), Whooping cough (rhizome), Diaphoretic (rhizome), Abscess (root), Antipyretics (root), Bronchitis (root), Constipation (root), Digestive system diseases (root), Dysentery, amebic (root), Emetics (root), Expectorants (root), Hepatitis (root), Mucus discharge (root), Vomiting (root), Whooping cough (root), Diaphoretic (root), Amebiasis (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Epithelioma (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Sternutatory (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Antiemetics (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Antiprotozoal agents (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Dracunculiasis (unspecified), Dysentery, amebic (unspecified), Emetics (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Gastric acid (unspecified), Hepatitis (unspecified), Periodontal diseases (unspecified), Periodontitis (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Schistosomiasis (unspecified), Vitiligo (unspecified), Whooping cough (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 23 - 27
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Carapichea ipecacuanha leaf picture by SINAC Pérez Greivin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carapichea ipecacuanha world distribution map, present in Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20007183-1
WFO ID wfo-0000336046
COL ID R2WL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ipecacuanha preta Uragoga granatensis Uragoga ipecacuanha Cephaelis acuminata Uragoga acuminata Cephaelis ipecacuanha Callicocca ipecacuanha Evea ipecacuanha Psychotria ipecacuanha Ipecacuanha fusca Ipecacuanha officinalis Psychotria ipecacuanha Carapichea ipecacuanha