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Pilocarpus microphyllus
Pilocarpus microphyllus, the Maranham jaborandi, is a plant species in the genus Pilocarpus found native to several states in northern Brazil.
Commercial production of the alkaloid muscarinic receptor agonist pilocarpine is derived entirely from the leaves of the shrub.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pilocarpus microphyllus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
