Pilocarpus
| Pilocarpus | |
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| Paraguay Jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rutoideae |
| Genus: |
Pilocarpus Vahl |
| Species | |
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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.
The taxonomic name Pilocarpus means cap-shaped fruit.
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