Hintonia latiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Hintonia
Species:
H. latiflora
Binomial name
Hintonia latiflora
(Sessé et Moc. ex DC.) Bullock
Synonyms

Hintonia standleyana
Portlandia pterosperma
Coutarea latiflora
Coutarea pterosperma
Hintonia latiflora var. leiantha

Hintonia latiflora is a plant species in the genus Hintonia.[2]

Hintonia latiflora contains the neoflavonoid coutareagenin (5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzo-1-pyran-2-ol), an antidiabetic active substance.[3][4]

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Hintonia latiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T126612933A150119530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T126612933A150119530.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Hintonia on data.gbif.org
  3. Effects of the neoflavonoid coutareagenin, one of the antidiabetic active substances of Hintonia latiflora, on streptozotocin-induced diabetes mellitus in rats. Korec R., Sensch K. H., Zoukas T., Symposium der Paul-Martini-Stiftung in Verbindung mit der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz , Germany (12/11/1999) 2000, vol. 50, no 2, pp. 189-224 (33 ref.), pp. 122-128
  4. Garcia, Michael. (2010). A Folk Remedy for NIDDM: Evidence of Antihyperglycemic Effects of H. Latiflora. UC Los Angeles: Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine.


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