Mitragyna parvifolia

Mitragyna parvifolia
Flower seen in Bengaluru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mitragyna
Species:
M. parvifolia
Binomial name
Mitragyna parvifolia
Synonyms

Nauclea parvifolia Roxb.
Stephegyne parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth.

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]

  1. ^ "Mitragyna parvifolia (Roxb.) Korth". The Plant List. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Mitragyna parvifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. ^ Sharad Singh Negi, Shgarad Singh (2000). Himalayan Forests and Forestry. Indus Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 978-81-7387-112-2. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Mitragyna parvifolia - Kaim". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2016-11-03.