Showy Millettia

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Showy Millettia

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Callerya speciosa
• Phaseoloides speciosum
• Millettia speciosa

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Fabales, it is classified under the family Fabaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Nanhaia, specifically as the species Nanhaia speciosa.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution concentrated within East and Southeast Asia. In China, its presence is noted across the South-Central regions and throughout the Southeast. It is also found specifically on the tropical island of Hainan. Beyond Chinese borders, the species extends into the Indo-China region. Notably, its range includes the country of Vietnam.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Nanhaia speciosa has 6 reported plant parts identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, flower, leaf, stem, rhizome.

Root

1. Food science & nutrition
2. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
3. Natural product research
4. International journal of genomics
5. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Flower

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Natural product research

Leaf

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Natural product research

Stem

1. BioMed research international
2. Natural product research

Rhizome

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Seed

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Chemicals

Nanhaia speciosa has 27 reported phytochemicals identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Maackiain, STARCH, ABSCISIC ACID, AMYLOPECTIN.

Flavonoids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Carbohydrate research

Maackiain

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. International journal of genomics

STARCH

1. Carbohydrate polymers
2. PloS one

ABSCISIC ACID

1. Scientific reports

AMYLOPECTIN

1. Carbohydrate polymers

AMYLOSE

1. Carbohydrate polymers

ANTHRAQUINONE

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Albibrissinoside B

1. Magnetic resonance in chemistry : MRC

Cytokinin

1. PloS one

Esters

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Preparations