Urceola micrantha is a plant species in the family Apocynaceae. It is a shrub widespread across much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas.
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| Urceola micrantha |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Gentianales |
| Family: |
Apocynaceae |
| Genus: |
Urceola |
| Species: |
U. micrantha |
| Binomial name |
Urceola micrantha
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| Synonyms[1] |
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- Chavannesia montana (M.R.Hend.) Pichon
- Cudicia gyrandra Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn
- Ecdysanthera annamensis Vernet
- Ecdysanthera brachiata A.DC.
- Ecdysanthera cambodiensis Pierre
- Ecdysanthera langbiani Vernet
- Ecdysanthera linearicarpa Pierre
- Ecdysanthera linocarpa Pierre
- Ecdysanthera micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC.
- Ecdysanthera multiflora King & Gamble
- Ecdysanthera utilis Hayata & Kawak.
- Echites brachiatus Wall.
- Echites micranthus Wall. ex G.Don
- Parabarium brachiatum (A.DC.) Pierre ex Spire
- Parabarium cambodiensis (Pierre) Pierre ex Spire
- Parabarium candollei Pierre ex Spire
- Parabarium chevalieri Pit.
- Parabarium diu-do Dubard & Eberh.
- Parabarium langbiani (Vernet) Pichon
- Parabarium linearicarpum (Pierre) Pichon
- Parabarium linocarpum Pierre ex Spire
- Parabarium micranthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Pierre
- Parabarium multiflorum (King & Gamble) Lý
- Parabarium spireanum Pierre ex Spire
- Parabarium utile (Hayata & Kawak.) Lý
- Parabarium vernetii Pierre ex Spire
- Urceola linearicarpa (Pierre) D.J.Middleton
- Urceola montana M.R.Hend.
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In Taïwan, it is used in folk medicine as an analgesic, antiphlogistic and spasmolytic agent.[2]
The species contains proanthocyanidin B2, proanthocyanidin A1 and proanthocyanidin A2.
