Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Cuachalalate

Amphipterygium adstringens

Spanish: Cuachalalate

Cuachalalate (Amphipterygium adstringens)
Photographed by alfredoavila on iNaturalist · CC0 · taken in COL 135, Colima, México, not near La Saladita

Amphipterygium adstringens, the cuachalalate is an ancient medicinal plant that has been commercially used in Mexico for centuries. Because of its ever-growing popularity and since the most sought after part of the plant is its bark, the cuachalalate was as of 2004 considered an endangered species. The Amphipterygium adstringens tree’s height ranges from 4-8.5 m high. The distinguishing factor of this tree is its bark. Its bark is wrinkled, grayish in color and verrucose, with corky protuberances....

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Sapindales › Anacardiaceae
IUCN statusVulnerable (VU)
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records627 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Cuachalalate (Amphipterygium adstringens) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/amphipterygium-adstringens/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.