Taxon:  Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G. Don



Summary
Genus:
Holarrhena
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Apocynoideae
Tribe:
Malouetieae
Nomen number:
102211
Place of publication:
Gen. hist. 4:78.  1837
Comment:
originally based on Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham. (non Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. 1818)
Verified:
01/20/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Echites pubescens Buch.-Ham.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chonemorpha antidysenterica G. Don
Echites antidysentericus Roth
Holarrhena antidysenterica (G. Don) Wall. ex A. DC.
Holarrhena febrifuga Klotzsch

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  3. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall.
  4. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  6. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) G. Don
  7. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  10. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  11. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  12. Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:55. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  13. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):298.
  14. Palmer, E. & N. Pitman. 1972-1973. Trees of southern Africa. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  15. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  16. Schijff, H. P. van der. 1969. A check-list of the vascular plants of the Kruger national park.
  17. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  18. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  19. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  20. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishconessi  1Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Englishfeverpod  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Englishholarrhena  1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Englishkurchibark  1PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
EnglishTellicherry-bark  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchecorce de conessie  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
India (Bengali)kurchi  2Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Portugueseerva-do-Malabar  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Portuguesequina  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swahilimkwale  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Swahilimti mweupe  2PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Transcribed Chinesezhi xie mu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) G. Don
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Limpopo]
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng (s.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  3. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) G. Don
  4. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. Note: lists as Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex G. Don
  5. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  7. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):298.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materialscarved material PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):298.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, 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. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=102211. Accessed 11 May 2026.