Biology:Trichilia catigua

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Trichilia catigua
Trichilia affinis Govindoo.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Trichilia
Species:
T. catigua
Binomial name
Trichilia catigua
A.Juss.

Trichilia catigua is a flowering plant species in the genus Trichilia.

The species is used in folk medicine and shamanism in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba. Cinchonain-Ib is a flavonolignan found in the bark of T. catigua.[1]

References

  1. Beltrame, F. L.; Filho, E. R.; Barros, F. A. P.; Cortez, D. A. G.; Casset, Q. B. (2006). "A validated higher-performance liquid chromatography method for quantification of cinchonain Ib in bark and phytopharmaceuticals of Trichilia catigua used as Catuaba". Journal of Chromatography A 1119 (1–2): 257–263. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2005.10.050. PMID 16360665. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7840660 entry