Balanophora japonica
| Balanophora japonica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Balanophoraceae |
| Genus: | Balanophora |
| Species: | B. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
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Balanophora japonica Makino 1902 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Balania japonica (Makino) Tiegh. |
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Balania japonica (Makino) Tiegh.
Balanophora japonica (Japanese:ツチトリモチ,Chinese:日本蛇菰) is a plant species in the genus Balanophora found in Japan.
Balanophonin is a neo-lignan that can be found in B. japonica. It also contains ellagitannins, lignan glycosides,caffeoyl, coumaroyl, galloyl, hexahydroxydiphenoyl glucoses and the hydrolyzable tannins balanophotannin D, E, F and G that contain an oxidized hexahydroxydiphenoyl (HHDP) group.
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