Mappia

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Mappia
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Mappia foetida
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Mappia
Jacq.

Mappia is a genus of shrubs in the family Icacinaceae. There are eleven species (including Nothapodytes Blume) occurring in Central America, the West Indies and Asia. [1] The type species for the genus is Mappia racemosa Jacquin. Some research has been shown that it has an effective anti cancer property against breast cancer .

Leretia cordata has been included in Mappia by some authors. The name "Mappia" has been used for Cunila and for Doliocarpus guianensis (synonym: Soramia guianensis). Both of these uses of the name "Mappia" are nomina rejecta.

Alkaloids

Mappia foetida contains the alkaloid Mappicine [54318-59-1]. [2]

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Mappicine

9-Methoxycamptothecin [39026-92-1] is a minor constituent of Mappia foetida Miers. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mappia Jacq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  2. ↑ Govindachari, T. R., Ravindranath, K. R., Viswanathan, N. (1974). "Mappicine, a minor alkaloid from Mappia foetida miers". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: 1215. doi:10.1039/p19740001215 . Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Govindachari, Viswanathan., Phytochem., 11, 3529 (1972). Doi: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89852-0.
  4. ↑ Govindachari, Viswanathan.,Ind. J. Chem., 10,453 (1972).


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