Mitragyna ciliata — a medium houseplant
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Mitragyna ciliata

Mitragyna Ciliata

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Mitragyna ciliata is a species of flowering plant, a tree in the Gardenia Family (Rubiaceae), native to the rainforests of west and west-central tropical Africa. It was first described in 1936. It root structure is curious; the roots leave the ground in a smooth arc, then re-enter to make a subsurface arc, which is then repeated several times.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Mitragyna
Family
Rubiaceae
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