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Pernambuco jaborandi
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Pernambuco jaborandi

Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Wardlew.

VU Vulnerable

Names

EnglishPernambuco jaborandi
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Scientific namePilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Wardlew.

About this species

Pilocarpus microphyllus, the Maranham jaborandi, is a plant species in the genus Pilocarpus found native to several states in northern Brazil.

Commercial production of the alkaloid muscarinic receptor agonist pilocarpine is derived entirely from the leaves of the shrub.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSapindales
FamilyRutaceae
GenusPilocarpus

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
1975First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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