Mitragyna tubulosa

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Mitragyna tubulosa
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Tree in Shivanahalli, Bengaluru
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mitragyna
Species:
M. tubulosa
Binomial name
Mitragyna tubulosa
Synonyms

Nauclea tubulosaRoxb.

Mitragyna tubulosa is a tree species found in Peninsular India in the Western Ghats. [2]

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Phytochemicals

Mitragyna tubulosa contains the alkaloids Mitraciliatine, rhynchociline, ciliaphylline, rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline, isorhyncophylline, mitraphylline, isomitraphylline, ciliaphylline-N-oxide. [3]

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References

  1. "Mitragyna tubulosa (Roxb.) Korth". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. "Biotic.org: Observ. Naucl. Ind. 19. 1839; Gamble, Fl. Madras 2: 585. 1993 (re. ed); Sasidharan, Biodiversity documentation for Kerala- Flowering Plants, part 6: 222. 2004;".
  3. 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 (Basel, Switzerland). 12 (2): 193. Bibcode:2022Life...12..193A. doi: 10.3390/life12020193 . PMC   8878704 . PMID   35207481.