Mitragyna rotundifolia

(Mitragyna rotundifolia)

Description

Mitragyna rotundifolia is a gingerbread species first described by William Roxburgh and became known as Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze Mitragyna rotundifolia is part of the genus Mitragyna and the family mare No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Gentianales

Family:Rubiaceae

Genus:Mitragyna

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