Cephalotaxus koreana
| Korean plum yew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Cephalotaxaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalotaxus |
| Species: | C. koreana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalotaxus koreana | |
Cephalotaxus koreana, commonly called the Korean plum yew, is a species of coniferous shrub or small tree in the family Cephalotaxaceae. It is native to Korea, Japan and northeast China. Some botanists consider it synonymous with C. harringtonii.
Cephalotaxus koreana contains catechin-7-O-glucoside.[1]
References
- ↑ Inhibitors of Osteoclast Differentiation from Cephalotaxus koreana. Kee Dong Yoon, Doc Gyun Jeong, Yun Ha Hwang, Jei Man Ryu and Jinwoong Kim, J. Nat. Prod., 2007, 70, pages 2029–2032, doi:10.1021/np070327e