Mitragyna ciliata
Mitragyna ciliata is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to west and west-central tropical Africa.[1] It was first described in 1936.[2]
| Mitragyna ciliata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Mitragyna |
| Species: | M. ciliata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr.[1] | |
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Phytochemicals
Mitragyna ciliata leaf contains the alkaloids rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline, isorhynchophylline, ciliaphylline, rhynchociline and mitraciliatine.[3]
References
- "Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-01-27
- "Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-01-27
- Beckett, A. H.; Shellard, E. J.; Tackie, A. N. (1963). "The Mitragyna Species of Ghana". Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 15: 166T–169T. doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.1963.tb11206.x. PMID 14101604. S2CID 10741027.
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