| Korean plum yew | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Pinophyta |
| Class: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Cupressales |
| Family: | Taxaceae |
| Genus: | Cephalotaxus |
| Species: | C. koreana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephalotaxus koreana | |
Cephalotaxus koreana, commonly called the Korean plum yew, is a coniferous shrub or small tree in the family Taxaceae. 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
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