Taxon:  Coriaria ruscifolia L. subsp. microphylla (Poir.) L. E. Skog



Summary
Genus:
Coriaria
Family:
Coriariaceae
Nomen number:
411740
Place of publication:
Rhodora 74:249.  1972
Verified:
08/25/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Coriaria ruscifolia L. (0 active accession[s])
Coriaria ruscifolia L. subsp. ruscifolia (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Coriaria microphylla Poir.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Coriaria thymifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1991. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 6:177-190.
  3. Dahlgren, B. E. & P. C. Standley. 1944. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Seawright, A. A. & B. L. Smith. 1992. The indigenous poisonous plants of Australia and New Zealand. In: James, L. F. et al., Poisonous plants. Proceedings of the third international symposium 56.
  6. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Spanishchanchi  2Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1991. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 6:177-190.
Spanishshanshi  2Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1991. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 6:177-190.
Spanish (Peru)mio mio  2Correa, J. E. & H. Y. Bernal. 1991. Especies vegetales promisorias de los paises del Convenio Andres Bello. 6:177-190.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern America Mexico   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Seawright, A. A. & B. L. Smith. 1992. The indigenous poisonous plants of Australia and New Zealand. In: James, L. F. et al., Poisonous plants. Proceedings of the third international symposium 56.
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=411740. Accessed 12 May 2026.