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Pilocarpus
Sign in to savePilocarpus 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyRutaceae
Common Name: jaborandi
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 274
- With media
- 40
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Collections
- INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), NY, F, UEFS, IPA, CPATSA
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
Research
60 papers- Pilocarpus in Erysipelas.Atlanta medical and surgical journal (1884) · 1888
- Evolution of phytochemical diversity in Pilocarpus (Rutaceae).Phytochemistry · 2019
- Constituents of Pilocarpus trachylophus.Fitoterapia · 2001
- Epiisopiloturine, an Alkaloid from Pilocarpus microphyllus, Attenuates LPS-Induced Neuroinflammation by Interfering in the TLR4/NF-κB-MAPK Signaling Pathway in Microglial Cells.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2023
- Potential Distribution of Pilocarpus microphyllus in the Amazonia/Cerrado Biomes under Near-Future Climate Change Scenarios.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
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- Pilocarpus pennatifolius - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-238.jpg
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- Pilocarpus
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- topic's main category
- Category:Pilocarpus
- taxon common name
- pilocarpus
- taxonomic type
- Pilocarpus racemosus
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
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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.
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