Pausinystalia
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Pausinystalia, formerly known as Corynanthe is a largely African genus of plant
in family Rubiaceae
. At least one species in the genus contains a powerful alkaloid known as yohimbine
used in some herbal remedies, that being Pausinystalia yohimbe
. Pausinystalia contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
. At least one species in the genus contains a powerful alkaloid known as yohimbine
Yohimbine
Yohimbine is an alkaloid with stimulant and aphrodisiac effects found naturally in Pausinystalia yohimbe . It is also found naturally in Rauwolfia serpentina , Alchornea floribunda , along with several other active alkaloids...
used in some herbal remedies, that being Pausinystalia yohimbe
Pausinystalia yohimbe
Pausinystalia yohimbe , formerly known as Corynanthe yohimbe, is a psychoactive plant which contains the tryptamine alkaloid yohimbine. It is widely distributed over-the-counter as an herbal aphrodisiac.- References :...
. Pausinystalia contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Pausinystalia brachythyrsumPausinystalia brachythyrsumPausinystalia brachythyrsum was a species of plant in the Rubiaceae family. It was endemic to Cameroon.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Pausinystalia yohimbePausinystalia yohimbePausinystalia yohimbe , formerly known as Corynanthe yohimbe, is a psychoactive plant which contains the tryptamine alkaloid yohimbine. It is widely distributed over-the-counter as an herbal aphrodisiac.- References :...