Naucleopsis glabra is a South American plant species in the family Moraceae.
Naucleopsis glabra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Genus: | Naucleopsis |
Species: | N. glabra |
Binomial name | |
Naucleopsis glabra Spruce ex Pittier | |
Synonyms | |
Ogcodeia glabra Mildbr.[1] |
The plant is used medicinally by people in parts of the Peruvian Amazon.[2] Its bark is antimicrobial, especially to gram-positive bacteria.[3]