Urceola micrantha

Urceola micrantha
In Taiwan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Urceola
Species:	U. micrantha
Binomial name
Urceola micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton [1]
Synonyms [1]
List Chavannesia montana(M.R.Hend.) Pichon Cudicia gyrandraBuch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn Ecdysanthera annamensisVernet Ecdysanthera brachiataA.DC. Ecdysanthera cambodiensisPierre Ecdysanthera langbianiVernet Ecdysanthera linearicarpaPierre Ecdysanthera linocarpaPierre Ecdysanthera micrantha(Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC. Ecdysanthera multifloraKing & Gamble Ecdysanthera utilisHayata & Kawak. Echites brachiatusWall. Echites micranthusWall. ex G.Don Parabarium brachiatum(A.DC.) Pierre ex Spire Parabarium cambodiensis(Pierre) Pierre ex Spire Parabarium candolleiPierre ex Spire Parabarium chevalieriPit. Parabarium diu-doDubard & Eberh. Parabarium langbiani(Vernet) Pichon Parabarium linearicarpum(Pierre) Pichon Parabarium linocarpumPierre ex Spire Parabarium micranthum(Wall. ex G.Don) Pierre Parabarium multiflorum(King & Gamble) Lý Parabarium spireanumPierre ex Spire Parabarium utile(Hayata & Kawak.) Lý Parabarium vernetiiPierre ex Spire Urceola linearicarpa(Pierre) D.J.Middleton Urceola montanaM.R.Hend.

Urceola micrantha is a plant species in the family Apocynaceae. It is a shrub widespread across much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas.

In Taïwan, it is used in folk medicine as an analgesic, antiphlogistic and spasmolytic agent. ^[2]

The species contains proanthocyanidin B2, proanthocyanidin A1 and proanthocyanidin A2.

References

1. "Urceola micrantha". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
2. Proanthocyanidins – a final frontier in flavonoid research? Richard A. Dixon, De-Yu Xie and Shashi B. Sharma, New Phytologist (2005) 165: 9–28 doi : 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01217.x