Scientific name Pilocarpus Rank Genus | Subfamily Rutoideae | |
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Similar Pilocarpus microphyllus, Rutaceae, Physostigma venenosum, Esenbeckia, Galipea | ||
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. Many of the species have the common name jaborandi.
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Etymology
The taxonomic name Pilocarpus means cap-shaped fruit.
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