Horsfieldia

(Horsfieldia)

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Description

Horsfieldia is the name of a genus of evergreen trees.The genus consists of about 100 species and is distributed across South Asia, from India to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Some species are used for timber.Some species contain alkaloids, including horsfiline, which has analgesic effects.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Magnoliales
Family:Myristicaceae
Genus:Horsfieldia
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