Coptis quinquesecta
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| Coptis quinquesecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Coptis |
| Species: | C. quinquesecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptis quinquesecta | |
Coptis quinquesecta is a critically endangered species of goldthread native to Jinping County, Yunnan, China and locally in northern Vietnam. China has it as a national key thread species in order to conserve it. Its chloroplasts have 79 protein coding genes, 30 RNA transferring genes, as well as four ribosomal RNA genes adding up to a total of 113 genes.[1] Coptis quinquesecta is used as a medicinal herb in folk medicine. It contains berberine and coptisine, which purportedly treats bacterial infections, the effects of diabetes, and high blood pressure.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Zhang, Yunyan; Dong, Jiaxian; Feng, Yu; Wang, Zhongsheng; Li, Pan (2018-01-02). "The first complete chloroplast genome of Coptis quinquesecta, a critically endangered medicinal plant in China". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 3 (1): 370–372. doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1450684. ISSN 2380-2359. PMC 7799926.
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