Ochrosia oppositifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Ochrosia |
Species: | O. oppositifolia
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Binomial name | |
Ochrosia oppositifolia | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Ochrosia oppositifolia grows as a small to medium-sized tree up to 25 metres (82 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). Its flowers feature a creamy to white corolla. Its habitat is coastal forest, bush or open areas to 100 metres (330 ft) altitude, rarely inland. Local medicinal uses include as a carminative and in high doses as an abortifacient. [2] Ochrosia oppositifolia is native to regions from the Seychelles through tropical Asia to the Pacific. [1]
Oppositines are vasorelaxant beta-carbolines isolated from Ochrosia oppositifolia. [3]
Ochrosia oppositifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Ochrosia |
Species: | O. oppositifolia
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Binomial name | |
Ochrosia oppositifolia | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Ochrosia oppositifolia grows as a small to medium-sized tree up to 25 metres (82 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in). Its flowers feature a creamy to white corolla. Its habitat is coastal forest, bush or open areas to 100 metres (330 ft) altitude, rarely inland. Local medicinal uses include as a carminative and in high doses as an abortifacient. [2] Ochrosia oppositifolia is native to regions from the Seychelles through tropical Asia to the Pacific. [1]
Oppositines are vasorelaxant beta-carbolines isolated from Ochrosia oppositifolia. [3]