Mitragyna stipulosa

Mitragyna stipulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia.^[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.^[3] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Mitragyna stipulosa
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Mitragyna
Species:	M. stipulosa
Binomial name
Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze
Synonyms[2]
Adina ledermannii K.Krause Adina stipulosa (DC.) Roberty Fleroya ledermannii (K.Krause) Y.F.Deng Fleroya stipulosa (DC.) Y.F.Deng Hallea ledermannii (K.Krause) Verdc. Hallea stipulosa (DC.) J.-F.Leroy Mamboga stipulosa (DC.) Hiern Mitragyna chevalieri K.Krause Mitragyna ledermannii (K.Krause) Ridsdale Mitragyna macrophylla Hiern, nom. illeg. Nauclea bracteosa Welw. Nauclea stipulosa DC.

Phytochemicals

Mitragyna stipulosa leaf contains the alkaloids Mitraphylline, rotundifoline, isorotundifoline, rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline.^[4][5]