The Kratom and the Kratom plant

Recently Mitragyna speciosa Kratom has been successfully cultivated outside of its traditional / indigenous growing area, from seeds then, more frequently, from cuttings. Growing Mitragyna speciosa Kratom from seed is very difficult, and it is much more recommended to start cultivation from plants or cutting, which can be bought from online merchants. Furthermore, though this has not been looked into, growers from traditional Kratom growing areas (such as Thailand) often state that seed...

The vernacular term Kratom refers to the Mitragyna speciosa var. Korthals tree and the products derived from its leaves, which concentrate the plant’s active principles. The botanical classification of Mitragyna speciosa Kratom is as follows: Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Mitragyna Species: M. speciosa The Mitragyna speciosa Kratom tree is in the Rubiaceae botanical family, a genus that includes many well know and useful...