Radula perrottetii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Marchantiophyta
Class: Jungermanniopsida
Order: Porellales
Family: Radulaceae
Genus: Radula
Species:
R. perrottetii
Binomial name
Radula perrottetii
Gottsche ex Stephani

Radula perrottetii is a species of plant in genus Radula, a genus of liverworts.[1][2] It is endemic in Japan.[3] It contains the small molecule perrottetinene a cannabinoid[4][5] and other metabolites of scientific interest including marchantin A.

References

  1. ^ Tesso, Hailemichael; König, Wilfried A.; Asakawa, Yoshinori (2005). "Composition of the essential oil of the liverwort Radula perrottetii of Japanese origin". Phytochemistry. 66 (8). US: National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine: 941–949. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.03.003. PMID 15845412.
  2. ^ "Liverwort could prove to be more medically effective than cannabis, research suggests". ScienceDaily. US: ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
  3. ^ "日本のレッドデータ検索システム". Jpnrdb.com.
  4. ^ Leman, Jennifer (14 November 2018). "This mosslike plant contains a painkiller similar to the one in marijuana". Science News.
  5. ^ "Piper methysticum". Genome.jp. Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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