Balanophora japonica
Species of flowering plant
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Balanophora japonica (Japanese:ツチトリモチ; Chinese:日本蛇菰) is a species of flowering plant species in the family Balanophoraceae.[1][2] It is endemic to Japan.
| Balanophora japonica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Balanophoraceae |
| Genus: | Balanophora |
| Species: | B. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Balanophora japonica Makino 1902 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Balanophonin is a neo-lignan that can be found in B. japonica.[3] It also contains ellagitannins, lignan glycosides,[4] caffeoyl, coumaroyl, galloyl, hexahydroxydiphenoyl glucoses[5] and the hydrolyzable tannins balanophotannin D, E, F and G that contain an oxidized hexahydroxydiphenoyl (HHDP) group.[6]
