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Cephalotaxus koreana

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Korean plum yew
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ 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