Mitragyna ciliata
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
Synonyms[1]
  • Hallea ciliata (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) J.-F.Leroy

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]

Phytochemicals

Mitragyna ciliata leaf contains the alkaloids rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline, isorhynchophylline, ciliaphylline, rhynchociline and mitraciliatine.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-01-27
  2. "Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-01-27
  3. 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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