Taxillus kaempferi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Tribe: | Scurrulinae |
Genus: | Taxillus |
Species: | T. kaempferi |
Binomial name | |
Taxillus kaempferi (DC.) Danser 1933 |
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Taxillus kaempferi (Chinese: 小叶钝果寄生 xiao ye dun guo ji sheng) is a parasitic plant species in the genus Taxillus found in China (Anhui, Fujian, W Hubei, S Jiangxi, Sichuan, S Zhejiang), Bhutan and Japan. Its host is Pinus thunbergii.
The flavonol avicularin can be produced from T. kaempferi. Other flavonoids constituents of the plant are hyperin, quercitrin and taxillusin.
Taxillus kaempferi at the Encyclopedia of Life