Mitragyna stipulosa

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Mitragyna stipulosa
File:Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze from Blumea 24(1) 52 (1978).png
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mitragyna
Species:
M. stipulosa
Binomial name
Mitragyna stipulosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Adina ledermannii K.Krause
  • (DC.) Roberty (DC.) Y.F.Deng
  • K.Krause Mitragyna ledermannii
  • Hallea ledermannii (K.Krause) Ridsdale
  • Fleroya ledermannii (K.Krause) Verdc.
  • Hiern, nom. illeg. Nauclea bracteosa
  • Hallea stipulosa Welw.
  • Adina stipulosa (K.Krause) Y.F.Deng
  • (DC.) J.-F.Leroy DC.
  • Mamboga stipulosa Fleroya stipulosa
  • (DC.) Hiern Nauclea stipulosa
  • Mitragyna macrophylla Mitragyna chevalieri

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.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Phytochemicals

Mitragyna stipulosa leaf contains the alkaloids Mitraphylline, rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline.[3][4]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. McCarthy, J. (1962). "The Colonization of a Swamp Forest Clearing (With special reference to Mitragyna stipulosa)". East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. 28: 22–28. doi:10.1080/00128325.1962.11661837.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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