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Menispermaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Stephania japonica (Thunb. ex Murray) Miers

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Snake Vine
  • 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: 1203 - AUS:India C
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 11-14-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Ranunculales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Menispermaceae
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