Guarea guidonia is a species of flowering plant in the family Meliaceae.[2] It ranges from Cuba and Honduras south to Argentina.[2]
| Guarea guidonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Guarea |
| Species: | G. guidonia
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| Binomial name | |
| Guarea guidonia (L.) Sleumer
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Guarea rusbyi (Britton) Rusby | |
The bark of Guarea rusbyi (Britton) Rusby, a synonym of Guarea guidonia (L.) Sleumer,[3] is used as an expectorant[4] named cocillana.[5]
References edit
- ^ Barstow, M. (2018). "Guarea guidonia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61798180A61798204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T61798180A61798204.en. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Guarea guidonia (L.) Sleumer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Guarea rusbyi". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ballard, C. W. (1922). "Histology of cocillana and substitute barks". Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association. 11 (10): 781–787. doi:10.1002/jps.3080111004.
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