''Mitragyna'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

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

antimalarial Antimalarial medications or simply antimalarials are a type of antiparasitic chemical agent, often naturally derived, that can be used to treat or to prevent malaria, in the latter case, most often aiming at two susceptible target groups, young ...

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)
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Mitragyna diversifolia ''Mitragyna diversifolia'' is a tree species in the family Rubiaceae and found in Asia. The Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. ...

'' (Wall. ex G.Don) Havil. (synonym: ''M. javanica'') * ''

Mitragyna hirsuta ''Mitragyna'' is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain antimalarial and analgesic indole alkaloids. The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of f ...

'' Havil. * ''

Mitragyna inermis ''Mitragyna'' is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain antimalarial and analgesic indole alkaloids. The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of f ...

'' (Willd.) Kuntze * ''

Mitragyna parvifolia ''Mitragyna parvifolia'' is a tree species found in Asia, 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 wit ...

'' (Roxb.) Korth. * ''

Mitragyna rotundifolia ''Mitragyna'' is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae found in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa. Members of this genus contain antimalarial and analgesic indole alkaloids. The Rubiacae are the fifth-largest family of f ...

'' (Roxb.) Kuntze * ''

Mitragyna speciosa ''Mitragyna speciosa'' (commonly known as kratom, an herbal leaf from a tree of the Rubiaceae family, ) is a tropical evergreen tree in the coffee family native to Southeast Asia. It is indigenous to Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and ...

'' ( Korth.) Havil. * ''

Mitragyna tubulosa ''Mitragyna tubulosa'' is a tree species found in Peninsular India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most ...

'' (Arn.) Kuntze Mitragyna inermis

* ''Mitragyna ciliata'' and ''Mitragyna ledermannii'' are synonyms of ''

Fleroya ledermannii ''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, S ...

'' (K.Krause) Y.F.Deng, * ''Mitragyna stipulosa'' is a synonym of ''

Fleroya 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, S ...

'' (DC.) Y.F.Deng.

References

External links

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