Duboisia
Corkwood tree genus with stimulant leaves and pharmaceutical alkaloids.
Duboisia, known as corkwood tree, is a genus of small shrubs and trees with light wood and corky bark. Four species occur in Australia, one also in New Caledonia. Aboriginal Australians chew the nicotine-containing leaves of Duboisia hopwoodii with wood ash for stimulant and depressant effects. Some species contain scopolamine and hyoscyamine, used in pharmaceuticals.
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- Type species
- Duboisia myoporoides
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