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Alnus sieboldiana

Alnus sieboldiana
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Alnus sieboldiana catkins
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Genus: Alnus
Species: A. sieboldiana
Binomial name
Alnus sieboldiana
Matsum.
Synonyms
  • Alnus firma var. sieboldiana (Matsum.) H.J.P.Winkl.
  • Alnaster sieboldianus (Matsum.) Murai
  • Duschekia sieboldiana (Matsum.) Holub

Alnus sieboldiana (オオバヤシャブシ in Japanese) is an alder species found on the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Suwanose-jima in Japan.

A. sieboldiana contains the ellagitannins alnusiin, tellimagrandin I, pedunculagin, casuarinin, casuariin and 2,3-O-(S)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-D-glucose.



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