Hintonia latiflora

Hintonia latiflora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Hintonia
Species:	H. latiflora
Binomial name
Hintonia latiflora (Sessé et Moc. ex DC.) Bullock
Synonyms
Hintonia standleyana Portlandia pterosperma Coutarea latiflora Coutarea pterosperma Hintonia latiflora var. leiantha

Hintonia latiflora is a plant species in the genus Hintonia . ^[2]

Hintonia latiflora contains the neoflavonoid coutareagenin (5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzo-1-pyran-2-ol), an antidiabetic active substance. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Hintonia latiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T126612933A150119530. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T126612933A150119530.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Hintonia on data.gbif.org
3. Effects of the neoflavonoid coutareagenin, one of the antidiabetic active substances of Hintonia latiflora, on streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus in rats. Korec R., Sensch K. H., Zoukas T., Symposium der Paul-Martini-Stiftung in Verbindung mit der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, Germany (12/11/1999) 2000, vol. 50, no 2, pp. 189-224 (33 ref.), pp. 122-128
4. Garcia, Michael. (2010). A Folk Remedy for NIDDM: Evidence of Antihyperglycemic Effects of H. Latiflora. UC Los Angeles: Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine.