Species of plant
Mountain pomegranate
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Asterids
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Order:
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Gentianales
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Family:
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Rubiaceae
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Genus:
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Catunaregam
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Species:
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C. spinosa
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Binomial name
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Catunaregam spinosa
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Synonyms
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- Canthium chinense Pers.
- Canthium coronatum Lam.
- Canthium spinosum (Thunb.) J.St.-Hil.
- Catunaregam brandisii Kottaim.
- Ceriscus malabaricus Gaertn.
- Gardenia dumetorum Retz.
- Gardenia dumosa Salisb.
- Gardenia floribunda Roxb.
- Gardenia glabra R.Br. ex Wall.
- Gardenia latifolia Schltdl. ex Hook.f.
- Gardenia spinosa L.f.
- Gardenia spinosa Thunb.
- Gardenia stipularis Rottler
- Genipa dumetorum (Retz.) Baill.
- Narega coduva Raf.
- Posoqueria dumetorum (Retz.) Willd. ex Roxb.
- Posoqueria floribunda Roxb.
- Randia brandisii Gamble
- Randia dumetorum (Retz.) Poir.
- Randia floribunda (Roxb.) DC.
- Randia lachnosiphonium Hochst.
- Randia oxypetala Lindl.
- Randia rottleri Wight & Arn.
- Randia spinosa (Thunb.) Poir.
- Randia stipulosa Miq.
- Randia tomentosa Wight & Arn.
- Randia uniflora Regel
- Solena dumetorum (Retz.) D.Dietr.
- Solena floribunda (Roxb.) D.Dietr.
- Solena longispina D.Dietr.
- Solena nutans D.Dietr.
- Xeromphis retzii Raf.
- Xeromphis spinosa (Thunb.) Keay[1]
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Catunaregam spinosa, the mountain pomegranate, is a flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, found in South Asia and other Asian countries. Almost all parts of the plant are used as a traditional medicine in Ayurveda and fruits have been
reported to be used in medicine as well as in food. Various flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins, lignans, terpenoids, and volatile oils have been reported from this plant. Several studies have reported the modern pharmaceutical activities of C. spinosa such as piscicidal, molluscicidal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic,[2] and antihyperlipidemic activities [3]