Phyllanthus acuminatus
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| Phyllanthus acuminatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Tribe: | Phyllantheae |
| Subtribe: | Flueggeinae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthus |
| Species: | P. acuminatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthus acuminatus L. |
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Phyllanthus acuminatus, the Jamaican gooseberry tree, is a herb-like plant of the family Phyllanthaceae, found only in Central America and South America. This plant is used by the local population (the Choco) as a piscicide.
[edit] Medical interest
This species is known to contain antineoplastic glucosides, which makes it interesting in the treatment of melanoma. Moreover, phyllanthosthatin isolated from its root is found to inhibit the development of leukemia at laboratory mice.
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