Biology:Aniba megaphylla

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Aniba megaphylla
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Aniba
Species:
A. megaphylla
Binomial name
Aniba megaphylla
Mez
Synonyms[2]
  • Aniba anisosepala Sandwith
  • Aniba koumaroucapa Kosterm.

Aniba megaphylla is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae which is native to tropical South America.[3] It is native to Bolivia, northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, growing primarily in wet tropical biomes.[2] This species produces the cytotoxic lignan megaphone.[4]

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Aniba megaphylla" (in en). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T143818505A145672726.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/143818505/145672726. Retrieved 4 May 2026. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Aniba megaphylla Mez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:13855-2. 
  3. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013) (in en). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 35. ISBN 9780123969545. 
  4. SM Kupchan; KL Stevens; EA Rohlfing; BR Sickles; AT Sneden; RW Miller; RF Bryan (1978). "Tumor inhibitors. 126. New cytotoxic neolignans from Aniba megaphylla Mez". J. Org. Chem. 43 (4): 586–590. doi:10.1021/jo00398a013. 

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