Hintonia latiflora

Hintonia latiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Catesbaeeae
Genus: Hintonia
Species: H. latiflora
Binomial name
Hintonia latiflora
(Sessé et Moc. ex DC.) Bullock
Synonyms

Hintonia standleyana
Portlandia pterosperma
Coutarea latiflora
Coutarea pterosperma
Hintonia latiflora var. leiantha

Hintonia latiflora is a plant species in the genus Hintonia.[1]

Hintonia latiflora contains the neoflavonoid coutareagenin (5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzo-1-pyran-2-ol), an antidiabetic active substance.[2][3]

References

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