Mitragyna

Mitragyna
	Mitragyna parvifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Naucleeae
Genus:	Mitragyna; Korth.
Synonyms
	Hallea J.-F.Leroy; Fleroya Y.F.Deng;

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.^[2]

Species

As of January 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1]

Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr.
Mitragyna diversifolia (Wall. ex G.Don) Havil. (also known as Mitragyna javanica Koord. & Valeton)
Mitragyna hirsuta Havil.
Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze
Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
Mitragyna rotundifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze
Mitragyna rubrostipulata (K.Schum.) Havil.
Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil.
Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze (also known as ''Mitragyna ledermannii" K.Krause Ridsdale)
Mitragyna tubulosa (Arn.) K.Schum.

Mitragyna inermis
Mitragyna hirsuta

References

^ ^a ^b "Mitragyna Korth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
^ "What does mitragyna mean?". www.definitions.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

External links

Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa)
Media related to Mitragyna at Wikimedia Commons

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[POWO_327864-2-1] "Mitragyna Korth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

[2] "What does mitragyna mean?". www.definitions.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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