| Mitragyna ciliata | |
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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] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Mitragyna ciliata is a species of flowering plant, a tree in the Gardenia Family (Rubiaceae), native to the rainforests of west and west-central tropical Africa. [1] It was first described in 1936. [2] It root structure is curious; the roots leave the ground in a smooth arc, then re-enter to make a subsurface arc, which is then repeated several times, [3] reminiscent of porpoises swimming at the sea's surface.
