Biology:Coptis japonica

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Coptis

Coptis japonica
Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia 2.JPG
In bloom
丹波黄連の野生種 5月 果実.JPG
Fruit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Coptis
Species:
C. japonica
Binomial name
Coptis japonica
(Thunb.) Makino
Synonyms[1]

Coptis japonica, the Japanese goldthread, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to central and southern Japan, and introduced to Korea.[1] In Asia it is grown for medicinal purposes, with the main alkaloid being berberine.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:710316-1. 
  2. Shitan, N.; Bazin, I.; Dan, K.; Obata, K.; Kigawa, K.; Ueda, K.; Sato, F.; Forestier, C. et al. (2003). "Involvement of CjMDR1, a plant multidrug-resistance-type ATP-binding cassette protein, in alkaloid transport in Coptis japonica". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 (2): 751–756. doi:10.1073/pnas.0134257100. PMID 12524452. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q11291736 entry