Urceola micrantha

Urceola micrantha
	In Taiwan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Urceola
Species:	U. micrantha
Binomial name
	Urceola micrantha; (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton
Synonyms
	List Chavannesia montana (M.R.Hend.) Pichon; Cudicia gyrandra Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn; Ecdysanthera annamensis Vernet; Ecdysanthera brachiata A.DC.; Ecdysanthera cambodiensis Pierre; Ecdysanthera langbiani Vernet; Ecdysanthera linearicarpa Pierre; Ecdysanthera linocarpa Pierre; Ecdysanthera micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC.; Ecdysanthera multiflora King & Gamble; Ecdysanthera utilis Hayata & Kawak.; Echites brachiatus Wall.; Echites micranthus Wall. ex G.Don; Parabarium brachiatum (A.DC.) Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium cambodiensis (Pierre) Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium candollei Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium chevalieri Pit.; Parabarium diu-do Dubard & Eberh.; Parabarium langbiani (Vernet) Pichon; Parabarium linearicarpum (Pierre) Pichon; Parabarium linocarpum Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium micranthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Pierre; Parabarium multiflorum (King & Gamble) Lý; Parabarium spireanum Pierre ex Spire; Parabarium utile (Hayata & Kawak.) Lý; Parabarium vernetii Pierre ex Spire; Urceola linearicarpa (Pierre) D.J.Middleton; Urceola montana M.R.Hend.; ;

Urceola micrantha is a plant species in the family Apocynaceae. It is a shrub widespread across much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas.

In Taïwan, it is used in folk medicine as an analgesic, antiphlogistic and spasmolytic agent.^[2]

The species contains proanthocyanidin B2, proanthocyanidin A1 and proanthocyanidin A2.

References

^ ^a ^b "Urceola micrantha". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ Proanthocyanidins – a final frontier in flavonoid research? Richard A. Dixon, De-Yu Xie and Shashi B. Sharma, New Phytologist (2005) 165: 9–28 doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01217.x

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[POWO-1] "Urceola micrantha". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[2] Proanthocyanidins – a final frontier in flavonoid research? Richard A. Dixon, De-Yu Xie and Shashi B. Sharma, New Phytologist (2005) 165: 9–28 doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01217.x

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Urceola micrantha

In Taiwan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Urceola
Species:	U. micrantha
Binomial name
*Urceola micrantha* (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton^[1]
Synonyms^[1]
List Chavannesia montana (M.R.Hend.) Pichon Cudicia gyrandra Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn Ecdysanthera annamensis Vernet Ecdysanthera brachiata A.DC. Ecdysanthera cambodiensis Pierre Ecdysanthera langbiani Vernet Ecdysanthera linearicarpa Pierre Ecdysanthera linocarpa Pierre Ecdysanthera micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC. Ecdysanthera multiflora King & Gamble Ecdysanthera utilis Hayata & Kawak. Echites brachiatus Wall. Echites micranthus Wall. ex G.Don Parabarium brachiatum (A.DC.) Pierre ex Spire Parabarium cambodiensis (Pierre) Pierre ex Spire Parabarium candollei Pierre ex Spire Parabarium chevalieri Pit. Parabarium diu-do Dubard & Eberh. Parabarium langbiani (Vernet) Pichon Parabarium linearicarpum (Pierre) Pichon Parabarium linocarpum Pierre ex Spire Parabarium micranthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Pierre Parabarium multiflorum (King & Gamble) Lý Parabarium spireanum Pierre ex Spire Parabarium utile (Hayata & Kawak.) Lý Parabarium vernetii Pierre ex Spire Urceola linearicarpa (Pierre) D.J.Middleton Urceola montana M.R.Hend.