Mitragyna stipulosa

Mitragyna stipulosa
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Mitragyna
Species:	M. stipulosa
Binomial name
Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze
Synonyms [2]
Adina ledermanniiK.Krause Adina stipulosa(DC.) Roberty Fleroya ledermannii(K.Krause) Y.F.Deng Fleroya stipulosa(DC.) Y.F.Deng Hallea ledermannii(K.Krause) Verdc. Hallea stipulosa(DC.) J.-F.Leroy Mamboga stipulosa(DC.) Hiern Mitragyna chevalieriK.Krause Mitragyna ledermannii(K.Krause) Ridsdale Mitragyna macrophyllaHiern, nom. illeg. Nauclea bracteosaWelw. Nauclea stipulosaDC.

Mitragyna stipulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia. ^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps. ^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Phytochemicals

Mitragyna stipulosa leaf contains the alkaloids Mitraphylline, rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Hills, R.; Doucet, J. (2021). "Mitragyna stipulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T33913A147040644. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T33913A147040644.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 January 2023.
3. McCarthy, J. (1962). "The Colonization of a Swamp Forest Clearing (With special reference to Mitragyna stipulosa)". East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. 28 (1): 22–28. Bibcode:1962EAAFJ..28...22M. doi:10.1080/00128325.1962.11661837.
4. Beckett, A. H.; Shellard, E. J.; Tackie, A. N. (December 1963). "The Mitragyna Species of Ghana. The Alkaloids of the Leaves of Mitragyna Ciliata Aubr. Et Pellegr". The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 15: Suppl 166–169. doi:10.1111/j.2042-7158.1963.tb11206.x. PMID   14101604. S2CID   10741027.
5. Ahmad, I.; Prabowo, W. C.; Arifuddin, M.; Fadraersada, J.; Indriyanti, N.; Herman, H.; Purwoko, R. Y.; Nainu, F.; Rahmadi, A.; Paramita, S.; Kuncoro, H.; Mita, N.; Narsa, A. C.; Prasetya, F.; Ibrahim, A.; Rijai, L.; Alam, G.; Mun'Im, A.; Dej-Adisai, S. (2022). "Mitragyna Species as Pharmacological Agents: From Abuse to Promising Pharmaceutical Products". Life. 12 (2): 193. Bibcode:2022Life...12..193A. doi: 10.3390/life12020193 . PMC   8878704 . PMID   35207481.