Mitragyna
| Mitragyna | |
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| Mitragyna parvifolia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Naucleeae |
| Genus: | Mitragyna Korth. |
Mitragyna is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain antimalarial and analgesic indole alkaloids.[1] The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of flowering plants by number of genera, and the fourth- or fifth-largest by number of species.
Species
The Plant List includes these accepted species:[2]
- Mitragyna diversifolia (Wall. ex G.Don) Havil. (synonym: M. javanica)
- Mitragyna hirsuta Havil.
- Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze
- Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
- Mitragyna rotundifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze
- Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil.
- Mitragyna tubulosa (Arn.) Kuntze
- Mitragyna ciliata and Mitragyna ledermannii are synonyms of Fleroya ledermannii (K.Krause) Y.F.Deng,
- Mitragyna stipulosa[3] is a synonym of Fleroya stipulosa (DC.) Y.F.Deng.
References
- ^ "What does mitragyna mean?". www.definitions.net. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ The Plant List: Mitragyna (accessed 2/7/2017)
- ^ Rignanese, Luigi. "Botanica Sistematica". Taxonomy - Botanica Sistematica Online. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
External links
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