Mitragyna

Mitragyna
Mitragyna parvifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Naucleeae
Genus:	Mitragyna Korth.[1]
Synonyms
Hallea J.-F.Leroy Fleroya Y.F.Deng

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.[2]

Species

As of January 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

• 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.

• 
  Mitragyna inermis
• 
  Mitragyna hirsuta

References

1. "Mitragyna Korth". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
2. "What does mitragyna mean?". www.definitions.net. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

External links

• Kratom (Mitragyna Speciosa)
• Media related to Mitragyna at Wikimedia Commons