Pilocarpus
Genus of flowering plants
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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::
| image = Pilocarpus_pennatifolius_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-238.jpg | image_caption = Paraguay Jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) | taxon = Pilocarpus | authority = Vahl | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text.
Pilocarpus is a genus of about 13 species of plants belonging to the family Rutaceae, native to the Neotropics of South America. Various species are important pharmacologically as a source of the parasympathomimetic alkaloid pilocarpine. Many of the species have the common name jaborandi.
Etymology
The taxonomic name Pilocarpus is derived from ancient Greek πῖλος wool, felt + καρπός fruit.
Species
;Selected species
- Pilocarpus goudotianus Tul.
- Pilocarpus jaborandi (Pernambuco jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus microphyllus (Maranham jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus racemosus (Guadeloupe jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus pennatifolius (Paraguay jaborandi)
- Pilocarpus spicatus (Aracati jaborandi)
References
References
- (November–December 2005). "Production of Pilocarpine in Callus of Jaborandi (''Pilocarpus microphyllus'' Stapf)". [[Society for In Vitro Biology]].
- {{Cite EB1911
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