Coptis japonica

Coptis japonica, the Japanese goldthread, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to central and southern Japan, and introduced to Korea.^[1] In Asia it is grown for medicinal purposes, with the main alkaloid being berberine.^[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Order:Ranunculales

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Coptis japonica
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Ranunculaceae
Genus:	Coptis
Species:	C. japonica
Binomial name
Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino
Synonyms[1]
List Coptis anemonifolia Siebold & Zucc. Coptis brachypetala Siebold & Zucc. Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) H.Ohba Coptis japonica f. viridiflora Honda ex Kadota Coptis orientalis Maxim. Thalictrum japonicum Thunb.

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