Simira | |
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Simira salvadorensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Dialypetalantheae |
Genus: | Simira Aubl. (1775) |
Species[1] | |
41; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Simira is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus was first published by French pharmacist and botanist Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in Hist. Pl. Guiane vol.1 on page 170 in 1775.[1]
The genus is native to Mexico and in southern tropical America.[1]
Secondary metabolites have been isolated from various species in this genus.[2]
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