Sapindaceae
Guarana plant
Paullinia cupana
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Paullinia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsToxic
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Toxic
Toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: caffeine.
Signs: nausea, vomiting, restlessness, heart palpitations, seizures.
- Guarana - Missouri Poison Center Poison control
- How much caffeine is safe? | Poison Control Poison control
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Is Guarana plant safe for cats, dogs and kids?
Is Guarana plant safe for cats?
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Guarana plant safe for dogs?
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Is Guarana plant safe for kids?
No. Our sources call Guarana plant toxic to young children (moderate). Toxic principle: caffeine. Signs: nausea, vomiting, restlessness, heart palpitations, seizures.
- Guarana - Missouri Poison Center Poison control
- How much caffeine is safe? | Poison Control Poison control
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (53)
- Arabic
- غوارانا, جوارانا
- arz
- غوارانا
- azb
- قوارانا
- Azerbaijani
- Quarana
- Basque
- Guarana
- Bosnian
- Guarana
- Bulgarian
- Гуарана
- Catalan
- Guaranà, Paul·línia
- Chinese
- 瓜拿納, 瓜拿纳, 瓜拉纳, 醒神藤, 瓜拉拿泡林藤
- Croatian
- Guarana
- Czech
- Guarana, Paulinie nápojná
- Danish
- Guarana
- Dutch
- Guaraná, Guarana
- English
- Guarana plant, Guarana
- Esperanto
- Gvaranao
- Estonian
- Guaraana, Guaraana-pauliinia
- Finnish
- Guarana, Guaraná
- French
- Plante de guarana, Guarana, Guaraná, Warana
- frr
- Guaraná
- Galician
- Guaraná
- Georgian
- Გუარანა
- German
- Guaraná, Guarana, Guarana cafecito
- Greek
- Γκουαράνα
- Hebrew
- גוארנה, גואראנה
- Hungarian
- Guarana
- Icelandic
- Guarana
- Indonesian
- Guarana
- Irish
- Guaraná
- Italian
- Guaranà
- Japanese
- ガラナ
- Korean
- 과라나, 과라나 브라마, 과라노, 구아라나, 구아라누
- Latvian
- Guarana
- Lithuanian
- Guarana, Gvaraninė paulinija
- Macedonian
- Гуарана
- Malagasy
- Guaraná
- Malay
- Guarana
- mwl
- Guaraná
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Guarana
- Persian
- گوارنا
- Polish
- Guarana, Ciermiopląt guarany, Cierniopląt, Osmęta, Paulinia cupana, Paulinia guarana
- Portuguese
- Guaranazeiro, Guaraná
- Romanian
- Guarana
- Russian
- Гуарана
- Serbian
- Gvarana, Гварана, Гуарана
- Serbian (Latin)
- Gvarana
- Slovak
- Paulínia nápojová
- Slovenian
- Guarana
- Spanish
- Planta de guaraná, Cupana, Guaraná, Paulinia cupana
- Swedish
- Guarana, Guaranabär, Guaraná
- Thai
- กวารานา
- Turkish
- Guarana
- Ukrainian
- Гуарана
- Uzbek
- Guarana
Synonyms
- Paullinia brasiliensis Lodd. ex Radlk.
- Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke
- Paullinia sorbilis Mart.
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Conrado Pável de Oliveira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Megustanlasframbuesas, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.