Rubiaceae

False stephegyne, kaim

Mitragyna rotundifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mitragyna

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False stephegyne, kaim: Mitragyna rotundifolia seen in Baratang Island, Andaman Islands — Photo: Akshaysurendra1, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Burmese: ထိန်ပင်
Chinese: 帽蕊木, 帽柱木
English: False stephegyne, kaim
shn: တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၸေႃႈလေႃႈ, တူၼ်ႈမႆႉတေႃပိင်

Synonyms

Mitragyna brunonis (Wall. ex G.Don) Craib
Nauclea brunonis Wall. ex G.Don
Nauclea rotundifolia Roxb.

Photos

Photo: Akshaysurendra1, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Akshaysurendra1, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.