Rhamnus taquetii

Rhamnus taquetii, (Korean: 좀갈매나무, lit.'little buckthorn') is a species of Rhamnus native to Jeju Island, South Korea. Growing on the slopes of Mt. Halla at elevations above 1200 m, it is a bush reaching 1 m.[1] The anthraquinone physcion and the flavonoids kaempferol, rhamnocitrin, quercetin, and 3-O-methyl quercetin were isolated from its tissues.[2]

Rhamnus taquetii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Rhamnus
Species:
R. taquetii
Binomial name
Rhamnus taquetii
(H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév.
Synonyms

Prunus taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot, 1909

References

  1. huikim (2 April 2015). "Rhamnus taquetii". florakorea.myspecies.info. The Woody Plants of Korea (한국의 수목). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. Huong, D.T.L.; Nguyen, Tien Dat; Cai, X.F.; Shen, G.; Bae, K.; Kim, Y.H. (June 2004). "Phenolic components from the leaves and twigs of Rhamnus taquetii". Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy. 35 (2): 139–142.


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