Curatella americana

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Mexico, Brasil

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Asthma, Eruption, Skin, Syphilis

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Dilleniaceae

Scientific name: Curatella americana

Common names: Caimbé, Cajueiro-bravo, Cajueiro-bravo-do-campo, Cajueiro-do-mato, Cambarba, Careicillo, Chaparro, Hojamán, Lixa, Lixeira, Marajoara, Pentieira, Peralejo macho, Rough Leaf (Trinidad & Tobago); Bababuey, Sambaíba, Sandpaper Tree, Sobro, Vacabuey, caimbé, lixeira

POWO: 321019-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Mexico, Brasil.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Asthma
• Eruption
• Skin
• Syphilis
• Wound
• Depurative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Mexico
• Brasil

Documented cultural uses

• Asthma
• Eruption
• Skin
• Syphilis
• Wound
• Depurative

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Eruption · Mexico · "
• Skin · Mexico · "
• Syphilis · Mexico · "
• Wound · Brasil · "
• Wound · Mexico · "
• Depurative · Mexico · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Toxicological effects of the Curatella americana extract in embryo development of female pups from diabetic rats. · 2023 source ↗
• Anti-Zika Virus Activity and Isolation of Flavonoids from Ethanol Extracts of <i>Curatella americana</i> L. Leaves. · 2023 source ↗
• Phytochemical and antidiabetic analysis of Curatella americana L. aqueous extract on the rat pregnancy. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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