Coptis japonica | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Ranunculaceae |
Genus: | Coptis |
Species: | C. japonica
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Coptis japonica | |
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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]