Aniba megaphylla

Aniba megaphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Aniba
Species:
A. megaphylla
Binomial name
Aniba megaphylla
Synonyms

Aniba anisosepala Sandwith. Aniba koumaroucapa Kosterm.

Aniba megaphylla is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae and is native to South America.[1] It is native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, growing primarily in wet tropical biomes.[2] This species produces the cytotoxic lignan megaphone.[3]

References

  1. ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780123969545.
  2. ^ "Aniba megaphylla Mez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. ^ SM Kupchan; KL Stevens; EA Rohlfing; BR Sickles; AT Sneden; RW Miller; RF Bryan (1978). "Tumor inhibitors. 126. New cytotoxic neolignans from Aniba megaphylla Mez". J. Org. Chem. 43 (4): 586–590. doi:10.1021/jo00398a013.


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