| Mitragyna parvifolia | |
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| Flower seen in Bengaluru | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Mitragyna |
| Species: | M. parvifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Mitragyna parvifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Nauclea parvifolia Roxb. | |
Mitragyna parvifolia is a tree species found in Asia,[2][3] native to India and Sri Lanka. Mitragyna species are used medicinally and for their fine timber throughout the areas where they grow. M. parvifolia reaches heights of 50 feet with a branch spread over 15 feet. The stem is erect and branching. Flowers are yellow and grow in ball-shaped clusters. Leaves are a dark green in color, smooth, rounded in shape, and opposite in growth pattern.[4]
- ^ "Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Mitragyna parvifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ Sharad Singh Negi, Shgarad Singh (2000). Himalayan Forests and Forestry. Indus Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7387-112-2. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "Mitragyna parvifolia - Kaim". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2016-11-03.