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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] Many of the species have the common name jaborandi.
Pilocarpus | |
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Paraguay Jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Zanthoxyloideae |
Genus: | Pilocarpus Vahl |
Species | |
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The taxonomic name Pilocarpus is derived from ancient Greek πῖλος wool, felt + καρπός fruit.
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