Petalostigma
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Petalostigma is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae and the monogeneric subtribe Petalostigmatinae. It has 7 species found in New Guinea and Australia. In local medicine, pregnancy is said to be avoided by eating the fruit of the quinine bush (Petalostigma pubescens), which, as its name indicates, contains quinine. Plants of this species are also used for relieving pains.
This genus includes the former genus Xylococcus R.Br. ex Britten & S.Moore.
[edit] See also
- Cinchona - another genus known for containing quinine
- Taxonomy of the Picrodendraceae
