Ecdysanthera utilis

Urceola micrantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Urceola
Species:	U. micrantha
Binomial name
Urceola micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) D.J.Middleton
Synonyms
List Chavannesia montana (M.R.Hend.) Pichon Cudicia gyrandra Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn Ecdysanthera annamensis Vernet Ecdysanthera brachiata A.DC. Ecdysanthera cambodiensis Pierre Ecdysanthera langbiani Vernet Ecdysanthera linearicarpa Pierre Ecdysanthera linocarpa Pierre Ecdysanthera micrantha (Wall. ex G.Don) A.DC. Ecdysanthera multiflora King & Gamble Ecdysanthera utilis Hayata & Kawak. Echites brachiatus Wall. Echites micranthus Wall. ex G.Don Parabarium brachiatum (A.DC.) Pierre ex Spire Parabarium cambodiensis (Pierre) Pierre ex Spire Parabarium candollei Pierre ex Spire Parabarium chevalieri Pit. Parabarium diu-do Dubard & Eberh. Parabarium langbiani (Vernet) Pichon Parabarium linearicarpum (Pierre) Pichon Parabarium linocarpum Pierre ex Spire Parabarium micranthum (Wall. ex G.Don) Pierre Parabarium multiflorum (King & Gamble) Lý Parabarium spireanum Pierre ex Spire Parabarium utile (Hayata & Kawak.) Lý Parabarium vernetii Pierre ex Spire Urceola linearicarpa (Pierre) D.J.Middleton Urceola montana M.R.Hend.

Urceola micrantha is a plant species in the genus Urceola. It is a shrub widespread across much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas.

In Taïwan, it is used in folk medicine as an analgesic, antiphlogistic and spasmolytic agent.

The species contains proanthocyanidin B2, proanthocyanidin A1 and proanthocyanidin A2.

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