Ochrosia oppositifolia

Ochrosia oppositifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Ochrosia
Species:
O. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Ochrosia oppositifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Cerbera oppositifolia Lam.
  • Kopsia lamarckii G.Don ex DC.
  • Lactaria oppositifolia (Lam.) Kuntze
  • Neisosperma oppositifolium (Lam.) Fosberg & Sachet
  • Calpicarpum oppositifolium (Lam.) Boiteau
  • Cerbera muricata Lam.
  • Cerbera parviflora G.Forst.
  • Cerbera platyspermos Gaertn.
  • Ochrosia parviflora (G.Forst.) Hensl.
  • Ochrosia platyspermos (Gaertn.) A.DC.
  • Ochrosia commutata K.Schum.
  • Ochrosia cowleyi F.M.Bailey

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. It is also known as the fruit-bat tree locally in the Seychelles. [1]

Oppositines are vasorelaxant beta-carbolines isolated from Ochrosia oppositifolia.[3]

  • Fruits. Tonga
    Fruits. Tonga
  • Fruit and seedling. Dededo, Guam
    Fruit and seedling. Dededo, Guam
  • Leaves of understory tree. Dededo, Guam
    Leaves of understory tree. Dededo, Guam
  • Canopy. Dededo, Guam
    Canopy. Dededo, Guam
  • Fruit husk. Dededo, Guam
    Fruit husk. Dededo, Guam

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ochrosia oppositifolia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ Medicinal Plants. PROTA. 2008. pp. 391–392. ISBN 978-9-05782-204-9.
  3. ^ Ahmad, Kartini; Thomas, Noel F.; Hadi, A. Hamid A.; Mukhtar, Mat Ropi; Mohamad, Khalit; Nafiah, Mohd Azlan; Takeya, Koichi; Morita, Hiroshi; Litaudon, Marc; Arai, Hiroko; Awang, Khalijah (Aug 2010). "Oppositinines A and B: new vasorelaxant beta-carboline alkaloids from Neisosperma oppositifolia". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 58 (8): 1085–1087. doi:10.1248/cpb.58.1085. ISSN 1347-5223. PMID 20686264.


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