Mitragyna
Mitragyna is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain antimalarial and analgesic indole alkaloids. The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of flowering plants by number of genera, and the fourth- or fifth-largest by number of species.Species
includes these accepted species:
- Mitragyna diversifolia Havil.
- Mitragyna hirsuta Havil.
- Mitragyna inermis Kuntze
- Mitragyna parvifolia Korth.
- Mitragyna rotundifolia Kuntze
- Mitragyna speciosa Havil.
- Mitragyna tubulosa Kuntze
- Mitragyna ciliata and Mitragyna ledermannii are synonyms of Fleroya ledermannii Y.F.Deng,
- Mitragyna stipulosa is a synonym of Fleroya stipulosa Y.F.Deng.
