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Ophiorrhiza
Ophiorrhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee ( Rubiaceae) family. Species of the genus contain camptothecin, an alkaloid used to make chemotherapeutic agents. So many of Ophiorrhiza species are endemic to certain areas of western Ghats. Species include:
- Ophiorrhiza acuminata
- Ophiorrhiza blumeana
- Ophiorrhiza bracteata
- Ophiorrhiza cantoniensis
- Ophiorrhiza carinata
- Ophiorrhiza caudata
- Ophiorrhiza dulongensis
- Ophiorrhiza filistipula
- Ophiorrhiza japonica
- Ophiorrhiza kuroiwai
- Ophiorrhiza liukiuensis
- Ophiorrhiza longiflora
- Ophiorrhiza lurida
- Ophiorrhiza major
- Ophiorrhiza michelloides
- Ophiorrhiza mungos
- Ophiorrhiza nutans
- Ophiorrhiza prostrata
- Ophiorrhiza pumila
- Ophiorrhiza rosea
- Ophiorrhiza rugosa
- Ophiorrhiza succirubra