Mitragyna Explained

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.^[1]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

• Mitragyna ciliata Aubrév. & Pellegr.
• Mitragyna diversifolia (Wall. ex G.Don) Havil. (also known as Mitragyna javanica Koord. & Valeton)
• Mitragyna hirsuta Havil.
• Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze
• Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.
• Mitragyna rotundifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze
• Mitragyna rubrostipulata (K.Schum.) Havil.
• Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil.
• Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze (also known as 'Mitragyna ledermannii" K.Krause Ridsdale)
• Mitragyna tubulosa (Arn.) K.Schum.

External links

• Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa)

Notes and References

1. Web site: What does mitragyna mean?. www.definitions.net. 5 March 2018. 5 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171005050857/http://www.definitions.net/definition/mitragyna. live.
2. Web site: Mitragyna Korth. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 2023-01-27 . 2022-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013000025/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327864-2 . live .