Aniba megaphylla
| Aniba megaphylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Aniba |
| Species: | A. megaphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Aniba megaphylla | |
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Aniba anisosepala Sandwith. Aniba koumaroucapa Kosterm. | |
Aniba megaphylla is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae and is native to South America.[1] It is native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, growing primarily in wet tropical biomes.[2] This species produces the cytotoxic lignan megaphone.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780123969545.
- ^ "Aniba megaphylla Mez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ 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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