Menispermaceae |
Stephania japonica (Thunb. ex Murray) Miers
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- Common Name:
- Family: Menispermaceae Juss
- Country of Origin: India, China, Phillipines to Japan
- Habitat: grows in thickets and forests
- Uses: source of Hasubanonine, an alkaloid being studied for possible pain relief. Similar in structure to morphine.
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   Accession Data:- Accession # 198500145
- Source: NYBG
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1106 - 1100 - S Ground Bed
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-07-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eudicots
- Order: Ranunculales
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- Family: Menispermaceae
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