Mitragyna

Mitragyna
Mitragyna parvifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Naucleeae
Genus: Mitragyna
Korth.[1]
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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO_327864-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "What does mitragyna mean?". www.definitions.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

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