Mitragyna inermis

Mitragyna inermis
Illustration of Mitragyna inermis (as Uncaria inermis) from Wildenow (1793)

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Gentianales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Cinchonoideae
Tribus: Naucleeae
Genus: Mitragyna
Species: Mitragyna inermis

Name

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Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 288 (1891)

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Uncaria inermis Willd. in Usteri, Delect. Opusc. Bot. 2: 199, t. 3 (1793)
  • Homotypic
    • Nauclea africana Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 1(2): 929 (1798), nom. illeg.; not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 67) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Mitragyna inermis]
    • Mitragyna africana (Willd.) Korth., Obs. Naucl. Ind.: 19 (1839), nom. illeg.; not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 67) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Mitragyna inermis]
    • Stephegyne africana (Willd.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 513 (1843), nom. illeg.; not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 67) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Mitragyna inermis]
    • Platanocarpum africanum (Willd.) Hook.f., Icon. Pl. 8: t. 787 (1848); not accepted by Govaerts (2003) [cited as Mitragyna inermis]
    • Nauclea inermis (Willd.) Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 201 (1879)
    • Adina inermis (Willd.) Roberty, Bull. Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire, A. 16: 50 (1954)
  • Heterotypic
    • Cephalanthus africanus Rchb. ex DC., Prodr. 4: 345 (1830), nom. inval. in syn.; not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 67) and Govaerts (1999, 2003) [cited as Mitragyna inermis]
    • Nauclea platanocarpa Hook.f., Icon. Pl. 8: t. 787 (1848); not accepted by Ridsdale (1978: 67) and Govaerts (2003) [cited as Mitragyna inermis]
      • Typus: Vogel s.n. (K) fide Ridsdale (1978: 67), cf. K000394922(JSTOR) (under the number 40, in Niger Expedition, without any type indication).
      • Type locality: [Ghana.] Acra.

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Additional references

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Vernacular names

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bamanankan: Jun
Wolof: Xoos (Crétois 1983: 72)
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