Mitragyna parvifolia Korth.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Mitragyna

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Deciduous forests, at elevations up to 1,300 metres in the Himalayas.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesics (bark), Anthelmintics (bark), Anti-anxiety agents (bark), Anti-inflammatory agents (bark), Antipyretics (bark), Colic (bark), Contraceptive agents (bark), Dizziness (bark), Edema (bark), Eye pain (bark), Fever (bark), Malaria (bark), Menorrhagia (bark), Mouthwashes (bark), Neoplasms (bark), Parasympatholytics (bark), Rabies (bark), Skin diseases (bark), Snake bites (bark), Sprains and strains (bark), Syphilis (bark), Vomiting (bark), Wound healing (bark), Abscess (flower), Abscess (fruit), Analgesics (fruit), Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antipyretics (fruit), Aphrodisiacs (fruit), Cough (fruit), Gastritis (fruit), Pain (fruit), Anti-poisoning (fruit), Sprains and strains (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Wounds and injuries (fruit), Analgesics (leaf), Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (leaf), Anthelmintics (leaf), Anti-anxiety agents (leaf), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Anticonvulsants (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Antioxidants (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Antitussive agents (leaf), Aphrodisiacs (leaf), Appetite stimulants (leaf), Blister (leaf), Colic (leaf), Cough (leaf), Dyspepsia (leaf), Edema (leaf), Erysipelas (leaf), Eye diseases (leaf), Fever (leaf), Gastritis (leaf), Hemostatics (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Jaundice (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Liver diseases (leaf), Myalgia (leaf), Nootropic agents (leaf), Pain (leaf), Parasympatholytics (leaf), Anti-poisoning (leaf), Rheumatic diseases (leaf), Skin diseases (leaf), Sprains and strains (leaf), Stomatitis, aphthous (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Antipyretics (root), Aphrodisiacs (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Colic (root), Cough (root), Fever (root), Gastritis (root), Lice infestations (root), Pain (root), Parasympatholytics (root), Anti-poisoning (root), Skin diseases (root), Snake bites (root), Sprains and strains (root), Stomach diseases (root), Ulcer (root), Wound healing (root), Wounds and injuries (root), Antifungal agents (seed), Jaundice (shoot), Antipyretics (stem), Parasympatholytics (stem), Snake bites (stem), Toothache (stem), Arthritis (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Night-Blindness (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Rinderpest (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified), Diabetes mellitus (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Sprains and strains (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Mitragyna parvifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Mitragyna parvifolia world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:756300-1
WFO ID wfo-0000244938
COL ID 73KWT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Mitragyna parvifolia Nauclea parvifolia Nauclea parvifolia Nauclea parvifolia var. diversifolia Stephegyne parvifolia

Lower taxons

Mitragyna parvifolia var. microphylla Mitragyna parvifolia var. parvifolia