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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Mitragyna |
| Species: | M. stipulosa
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Phytochemicals
editMitragyna stipulosa leaf contains the alkaloids Mitraphylline, rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline.[3][4]
Sources
edit- ^ a b "Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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