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Carapichea ipecacuanha (Brot.) L.Andersson

Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Carapichea

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Carapichea ipecacuanha (Carapichea ipecacuanha)
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Common names

By language (29)
Arabic
عرق الذهب, أبيكاك, عرق الذهب المخزني
arz
عرق الذهب
azb
قوسدوروجو کؤک
Azerbaijani
Qusdurucu kök
Belarusian
Іпекакуана
Catalan
Ipecacuana
Chinese
吐根, 吐根酊
Czech
Hlavěnka dávivá
Danish
Brækrod
Finnish
Oksetusjuuri, Oksennusjuuri
French
Ipeca, Ipecacuanha, Ipéca, Ipécacuana, Ipécacuanha
Galician
Ipecacuaña
Georgian
Იპეკო
German
Brechwurzel, Ipecac-Sirup, Ipecacuana, Ipecacuanha, Ruhrwurzel
Hungarian
Ipekakuána
Italian
Ipecacuana
Japanese
トコン, トコンの根, 吐根
Latvian
Ipekakuāna, Ipekakuana, Ipekakuaņa
Malay
Pokok Ipecacuanha
Norwegian Bokmål
Brekkrot
Norwegian Nynorsk
Brekkrot, C. ipecacuanha
Persian
ایپکاکوانا
Polish
Ipekakuana prawdziwa, Wymiotnica prawdziwa
Portuguese
Ipecacuanha, Emetina, Ipeca, Ipecac
Russian
Ипекакуана, Рвотный корень
Spanish
Anillada menor, Bejuquillo, Ipecac, Ipecacuana, Poaja, Raicilla, Raiz brasilena, Raiz brasileña
Swedish
Kräkrot, Ipecacuanha
Telugu
ఇపికాక్, ఇపికాక్ మొక్క
Uzbek
Ipekakuana

Synonyms

  • Callicocca ipecacuanha Brot.
  • Cephaelis acuminata H.Karst.
  • Cephaelis ipecacuanha (Brot.) Willd.
  • Evea ipecacuanha (Brot.) W.Wight
  • Ipecacuanha fusca Raf.
  • Ipecacuanha officinalis Arruda
  • Ipecacuanha preta Arruda
  • Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Standl.
  • Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes
  • Uragoga acuminata (H.Karst.) Farw.
  • Uragoga granatensis Baill.
  • Uragoga ipecacuanha (Brot.) Baill.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.