Naucleopsis glabra
Naucleopsis glabra is a South American plant species in the family Moraceae.
| Naucleopsis glabra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Naucleopsis |
| Species: | N. glabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Naucleopsis glabra Spruce ex Pittier | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ogcodeia glabra Mildbr.[1] | |
The plant is used medicinally by people in parts of the Peruvian Amazon.[2] Its bark is antimicrobial, especially to gram-positive bacteria.[3]
References
- "Moraceae Naucleopsis glabra Spruce". The International Plant Names Index. Plant Names Project. 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- Polesna, L.; Polesny, Z.; Clavo, M. Z.; Hansson, A.; Kokoska, L. (2011). "Ethnopharmacological inventory of plants used in Coronel Portillo Province of Ucayali Department, Peru". Pharmaceutical Biology. 49 (2): 125–136. doi:10.3109/13880209.2010.504927. PMID 20942601.
- Kloucek, P.; Svobodova, B.; Polesny, Z.; Langrova, I.; Smrcek, S.; Kokoska, L. (2007). "Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal barks used in Peruvian Amazon". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 111 (2): 427–429. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.010. PMID 17178202.
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