Stephania capitata

Stephania capitata also known as sumbat kendi or vase plug in Indonesian is a medicinal plant that was commonly used as a substitute of Cyclea barbata to produce green grass jelly.^[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Order:Ranunculales

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Stephania capitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Menispermaceae
Genus:	Stephania
Species:	S. capitata
Binomial name
Stephania capitata (Blume) Spreng. [1]
Synonyms
Stephania truncata Yamamoto Stephania obvia Miers Stephania longifolia Becc. Stephania acuminatissima Walp. Stephania acuminata Spreng. Clypea capitata Blume Clypea acuminatissima Blume

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Stephanine [517-63-5] is an aporphine alkaloid that occurs in Stephania capitata Spreng and also S. japonica.^[3][4][5][6]