Ex situ potential conservation of ipecacuanha (Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot.) Stokes.), a critically endangered medicinal plant species

Psychotria ipecacuanha is a medicinal plant endangered in Colombia, due to the indiscriminate exploitation suffered several decades ago for its therapeutic importance. Its great medicinal value is due to emetine production and its derivatives, mainly in the roots. Given these concerns, the aim of th...

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Main Authors: Aura Ines Urrea Trujillo, Catalina Botero Giraldo, Esther Julia Naranjo Gòmez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-10-01
Series:Acta Agronómica
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/acta_agronomica/article/view/60080
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