Pilocarpus
Paraguay Jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Pilocarpus Vahl
Species
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Pilocarpus is a genus of about 13 species of plants belonging to the family Rutaceae, native to the neotropics of South America. Various species are important pharmacologically. Many of the species have the common name Jaborandi.

[edit] Etymology

The taxonomic name Pilocarpus means cap-shaped fruit.

[edit] Species

Selected species

• Pilocarpus jaborandi (Pernambuco Jaborandi)
• Pilocarpus microphyllus (Maranham Jaborandi)
• Pilocarpus racemosus (Guadeloupe Jaborandi)
• Pilocarpus pennatifolius (Paraguay Jaborandi)  "Jaborandi". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. 
• Pilocarpus spicatus (Aracati Jaborandi)

[edit] External links

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Pilocarpus
• Oral Medicines in dry eye treatment