Stable identifiers

https://wu.jacq.org/WU0046609

https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1142099968

Herbarium #

WU 0046609

Collection #

WU

Stored under taxon name

Ronabea emetica (L. f.) A. Rich.

Family

Rubiaceae

Det./rev./conf./assigned

A. Berger

Ident. history

orig.: Ronabea emetica

Collector

      Berger,A. AB 28021002  (link to CETAF Botany Pilot) 

Linked Specimens and Material

WU 0046606

Date

2010-02-28

Location

Costa Rica / Puntarenas | 8.51606, -83.57891

Label

Costa Rica, Prov. Punatrenas, Peninsula de Osa, Corcovado National Park, alongside trail about two/thirds from Los Patos to Sirena Ranger Station. Alt. 50 m

Habitat

Evergreen rainforest.

Habitus

Shrub to 0.5 m tall, white flowers.

Annotations

Voucher for: Berger, A., Fasshuber, H., Schinnerl, J., Robien, W., Brecker, L., Valant-Vetschera, K. 2011. Iridoids as chemical markers of false ipecac (Ronabea emetica), a previously confused medicinal plant. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 138, 756– 761.