Huperzia serrata
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Huperzia serrata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Lycophytes |
Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
Order: | Lycopodiales |
Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
Genus: | Huperzia |
Species: | H. serrata
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Binomial name | |
Huperzia serrata |
Huperzia serrata, the toothed clubmoss,[1] is a plant known as a firmoss which contains the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor huperzine A.[2] The species is native to eastern Asia (China, Tibet, Japan, the Korean peninsula, the Russian Far East).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Huperzia serrata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Xing Zu Zhu, Xiao-Yu Li, Jin Li (2004), "Recent pharmacological studies on natural products in China", European Journal of Pharmacology 500 221–223
- ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (April 2020), "Huperzia serrata", World Ferns, 8.30, retrieved 2020-09-16
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