Taxon:  Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers



Summary
Genus:
Jateorhiza
Family:
Menispermaceae
Subfamily:
Chasmantheroideae
Tribe:
Burasaieae
Nomen number:
20686
Place of publication:
J. D. Hooker & G. Bentham in W. J. Hooker, Niger Fl. 214, in adnot.  1849
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature, where Miers is credited with authorship of Menispermaceae on p. 212
Verified:
07/26/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Menispermum palmatum Lam.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cocculus palmatus (Lam.) DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Jateorhiza columba (Roxb.) Oliv.
Jateorhiza miersii Oliv.
Menispermum columba Roxb.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes. Note: mentions
  3. Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
  4. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  7. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  8. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1956. Flora of tropical East Africa. 15.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Swedishkalumba  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
unknowncalumba  2Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
unknowncolombo  2Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1956. Flora of tropical East Africa. 15.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1956. Flora of tropical East Africa. 15.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe

Reference(s)
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1956. Flora of tropical East Africa. 15.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
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.
Medicinesfolklore Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1948-1976. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials.
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20686. Accessed 10 October 2026.