''Mitragyna'' is a

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of trees in the family

Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules a ...

found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain

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and analgesic indole alkaloids. The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of flowering plants by number of genera, and the fourth- or fifth-largest by number of species.

Species

The Plant List includes these accepted species:The Plant List: ''Mitragyna'' (accessed 2/7/2017)
/ref> * '' Mitragyna diversifolia'' (Wall. ex G.Don) Havil. (synonym: ''M. javanica'') * '' Mitragyna hirsuta'' Havil. * '' Mitragyna inermis'' (Willd.) Kuntze * '' Mitragyna parvifolia'' (Roxb.) Korth. * '' Mitragyna rotundifolia'' (Roxb.) Kuntze * '' Mitragyna speciosa'' ( Korth.) Havil. * '' Mitragyna tubulosa'' (Arn.) Kuntze

* ''Mitragyna ciliata'' and ''Mitragyna ledermannii'' are synonyms of '' Fleroya ledermannii'' (K.Krause) Y.F.Deng, * ''Mitragyna stipulosa'' is a synonym of '' Fleroya stipulosa'' (DC.) Y.F.Deng.

References

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(Mitragyna Speciosa) * Rubiaceae genera Naucleeae {{Cinchonoideae-stub