Taxon: Angostura trifoliata (Willd.) T. S. Elias

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• angostura   (Source: HerbSpices 2:213. [as Galipea trifoliata]) – English
  
• Angostura   (Source: HerbSpices 2:213. [as Cusparia trifoliata]) – German
  
• cuspa   (Source: Use Pl Venez [as Cusparia trifoliata]) – Spanish
  
• cuspare   (Source: Use Pl Venez [as Cusparia trifoliata]) – Spanish
  
• quina   (Source: F VenGuay [as Cusparia trifoliata]) – Spanish
  

Economic importance:

• Food additives: flavoring   (source of Angostura bitter fide Use Pl Venez, as as Cusparia trifoliata)
  
• Medicines: folklore   (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2, as Angostura trifoliata; Herbs Commerce ed2, as Angostura trifoliata)
  

Distributional range:

• SOUTHERN AMERICA
  Northern South America: Venezuela - Amazonas, Anzoategui, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Sucre

References:

• Brummitt, R. K. 2011. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 62. Taxon 60:232. [Committee recommends that Cusparia Humb. should be treated as not validly published].
• Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. [accepts].
• Elias, T. S. 1970. The correct name for the genus Cusparia (Rutaceae). Taxon 19:573–575. [accepts].
• Gereau, R. E. 1990. Achuaria, nuevo genero de Rutaceae, con una sinopsis de las Cuspariinae peruanas. Contribucion al estudio de la flora y de la vegetacion de la Amazonia peruana: 18. Candollea 45:368. [mentions].
• Kallunki, J. A. & J. R. Pirani. 1998. Synopses of Angostura Roem. & Schult. and Conchocarpus J. C. Mikan (Rutaceae). Kew Bull. 53:265–266. [accepts].
• McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. [accepts].
• Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995–. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. [accepts].

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Angostura trifoliata.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Angostura trifoliata.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Angostura trifoliata.

Synonyms:

• (≡) Bonplandia trifoliata Willd. (basionym)
  
• (=) Cusparia febrifuga Humb. ex DC.
  
• (≡) Cusparia trifoliata (Willd.) Engl.
  (previously associated with 1 accession)
• (=) Galipea officinalis J. Hancock
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Angostura trifoliata (Willd.) T. S. Elias:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Fruit: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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