Rubiaceae

Madder

Mitragyna stipulosa (DC.) Kuntze

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mitragyna

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Madder: Mitragyna stipulosa . Habit showing terminal stipule and lateral branches originating from a supra-axillary position, those of the third node bearing flowering — Photo: J. H. van Os, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

English: Madder, Abura
French: Bahia
Ganda: Nzingu
Hausa: Ganyen gori
Japanese: アブラ

Synonyms

Adina ledermannii K.Krause
Adina stipulosa (DC.) Roberty
Fleroya ledermannii (K.Krause) Y.F.Deng
Fleroya stipulosa (DC.) Y.F.Deng
Hallea ledermannii (K.Krause) Verdc.
Hallea stipulosa (DC.) J.-F.Leroy
Mamboga stipulosa (DC.) Hiern
Mitragyna chevalieri K.Krause
Mitragyna ledermannii (K.Krause) Ridsdale
Mitragyna macrophylla Hiern
Nauclea bracteosa Welw.
Nauclea stipulosa DC.

Photos

Photo: J. H. van Os, CC BY 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.