Gardneria multiflora Makino is a plant in the Loganiaceae family, order Gentianales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gardneria multiflora Makino

Gardneria multiflora Makino

Gardneria multiflora is a medicinal creeping flowering plant native to East Asia, identified to contain two specific alkaloids.

Family
Genus
Gardneria
Order
Gentianales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Gardneria multiflora Makino

Gardneria multiflora, known as พญารากหอม in Thai, is a flowering plant species in the Loganiaceae family. It is native to north-central China, south-central China, southeast China, Japan, and Taiwan. In its natural habitat, it grows as a creeper in dense forests. It is used as a medicinal plant, with its roots and leaves being the parts most commonly used. Two alkaloids that have been identified from this species are 18-Demethoxygardfloramine and 18-Demethoxygardneramine.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Gentianales Loganiaceae Gardneria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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