Hintonia latiflora

Hintonia latiflora is a plant species in the genus Hintonia.[2]

Hintonia latiflora
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H. latiflora
Binomial name
Hintonia latiflora
(Sessé et Moc. ex DC.) Bullock
Synonyms

Hintonia standleyana
Portlandia pterosperma
Coutarea latiflora
Coutarea pterosperma
Hintonia latiflora var. leiantha

Hintonia latiflora contains the neoflavonoid coutareagenin (5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2H-benzo-1-pyran-2-ol), an antidiabetic active substance.[3][4]

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