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Internal ID UUID64404251af378491943028
Scientific name Ranzania japonica
Authority T.Ito
First published in J. Bot. 26: 302 (1888)

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Ranzania is a genus of perennial herbs in the Berberidaceae family, with its only species being Ranzania japonica. It is found in woodlands in the mountains of Honshu, Japan and is named after Ono Ranzan, a renowned Japanese botanist. The plant has fleshy stems that grow from an underground rhizome and bear two trifoliate compound leaves. Between the leaves, there is a small cluster of drooping mauve flowers that develop into white berries. Ranzania is occasionally used in shade gardens in the western world. Its taxonomy has undergone changes, previously being placed in the Ranzaniaceae family and combined into the genus Podophyllum. The plant has a haploid chromosome number of n=7.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Yatabea japonica Maxim. Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 5: 281 (1891)
Podophyllum japonicum T.Ito ex Maxim. Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg xxxi. (1887) 14; et in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxii. (1887)434.

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Language Common/alternative name
Japanese トガクシソウ
Chinese 戶隱草

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Expose seeds to natural outdoor winter conditions for 3 months, then gradually increase light and temperature in the spring.
Sow seeds immediately as their viability decreases rapidly, or they best germinate when fresh. If stored, seeds might need temperature cycling and patience to germinate.
hydrophilic, store for short period in berry and keep moist

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001035440
Tropicos 100355287
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:107607-1
The Plant List tro-100355287
Open Tree Of Life 1096857
NCBI Taxonomy 63353
IPNI 107607-1
GBIF 5634430
Freebase /m/05pbh3y
EPPO RNZJA
USDA GRIN 30847
Wikipedia Ranzania_japonica
CMAUP NPO7463

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Phylogenomics, plastome structure and species identification in Mahonia (Berberidaceae) Tong R, Gui C, Zhang Y, Su N, Hou X, Liu M, Yang Z, Kang B, Chang Z, Jabbour F, Zhao L BMC Genomics 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9682747
doi:10.1186/s12864-022-08964-0
PMID:36418947
Plastid Phylogenomics and Plastome Evolution of Nandinoideae (Berberidaceae) Song S, Zubov D, Comes HP, Li H, Liu X, Zhong X, Lee J, Yang Z, Li P Front Plant Sci 30-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9302238
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.913011
PMID:35873997
Mahonia vs. Berberis Unloaded: Generic Delimitation and Infrafamilial Classification of Berberidaceae Based on Plastid Phylogenomics Hsieh CL, Yu CC, Huang YL, Chung KF Front Plant Sci 06-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8770955
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.720171
PMID:35069611
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Platanus × hispanica from Sichuan province, China, a medicinal plant and phylogenetic analysis Zhao D, Hou Z Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 24-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8635631
doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.2002204
PMID:34869877
The complete chloroplast genome of Epimedium flavum Stearn (Berberidaceae) Luo H, Liang Q, Huang R, Dong J, Zhang Y Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 27-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8330771
doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1920500
PMID:34377801
Complete chloroplast genome of Helicia nilagirica Bedd. and its phylogenetic analysis Niu YF, Liu J Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 18-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC7748602
doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1703587
PMID:33366548
The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Pericampylus glaucus Kang H, Wang Y Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 05-Dec-2019
PMCID:PMC7707700
doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1688718
PMID:33366271
Endangered vascular plants in Japan: —Present status and a proposal for conservation— Iwatsuki K Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci 01-Oct-2008
PMCID:PMC3722017
doi:10.2183/pjab/84.275
PMID:18941303

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives
3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid 72 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(=O)O)O)O 154.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acyl glycosides / Fatty acyl glycosides of mono- and disaccharides
(6R,9R)-3-Oxo-alpha-ionol glucoside 9820702 Click to see CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1C=CC(C)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)(C)C 370.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(-)-Camphene 440966 Click to see CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C 136.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(-)-Camphor 444294 Click to see CC1(C2CCC1(C(=O)C2)C)C 152.23 unknown via CMAUP database
(+)-Chrysanthenone 11789373 Click to see CC1=CCC2C(=O)C1C2(C)C 150.22 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclitols and derivatives / Quinic acids and derivatives
(1R,3R,4S,5R)-3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-1,4,5-trihydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid 91492 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,3R,4R,5R)-3-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-1,4,5-trihydroxy-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 9476 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O 354.31 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,3R,4R,5R)-3,4-Bis[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-1,5-dihydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid 153946 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 516.40 unknown via CMAUP database
1,3-Dicaffeoylquinic acid 6474640 Click to see C1C(C(C(CC1(C(=O)O)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O 516.40 unknown via CMAUP database
3,4-Di-O-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester 10392218 Click to see COC(=O)C1(CC(C(C(C1)OC(=O)C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2)O)O)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O 530.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzaldehydes / Hydroxybenzaldehydes
Protocatechualdehyde 8768 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=O)O)O 138.12 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
Caffeic acid methyl ester 689075 Click to see COC(=O)C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O 194.18 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
Caffeic Acid 689043 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)O)O)O 180.16 unknown via CMAUP database
p-Coumaric acid 637542 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C=CC(=O)O)O 164.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Eriodictyol 440735 Click to see C1C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C2C1=O)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O 288.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin 5280443 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 270.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Luteolin 5280445 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
Luteolin 7-O-glucoside 5280637 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Tilianin 5321954 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 446.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
3'-O-Methyltricetin 11267045 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)O)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 4-O-methylated flavonoids
5,7-Dihydroxy-3',4',5'-trimethoxyflavone 5379265 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O 344.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Acacetin 5280442 Click to see COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O 284.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Diosmetin 5281612 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 300.26 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 6-O-methylated flavonoids
5,7,3'-Trihydroxy-6,4',5'-trimethoxyflavone 5496475 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC)O)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC)O 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database
6-Methoxytricin 14034284 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC)O 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Eupafolin 5317284 Click to see COC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O 316.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Jaceidin 5464461 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC)O)OC)O 360.30 unknown via CMAUP database

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