Aniba megaphylla

Aniba megaphylla is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae and is native to South America.[1] This species produces the cytotoxic lignan megaphone.[2]

Aniba megaphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Aniba
Species:
A. megaphylla
Binomial name
Aniba megaphylla

References
  1. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780123969545.
  2. SM Kupchan; KL Stevens; EA Rohlfing; BR Sickles; AT Sneden; RW Miller; RF Bryan (1978). "Tumor inhibitors. 126. New cytotoxic neolignans from Aniba megaphylla Mez". J. Org. Chem. 43 (4): 586–590. doi:10.1021/jo00398a013.


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