Scopolia japonica

Scopolia japonica
	Scopolia japonica
Systematics
	Asterids
	Euasterids I
Order :	Nightshade (Solanales)
Family :	Nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Genre :	Rabid ( scopolia )
Type :	Scopolia japonica
Scientific name
	Scopolia japonica
	Maxim.

Scopolia japonica is a type of plant belonging to the genus madness ( Scopolia ) within the nightshade family(Solanaceae).

description

Illustration of the rhizome: Eykman 1883 - Scopoliae Rhizoma

Pedunculated flower from the side with green calyx and red corolla

Vegetative characteristics

Scopolia japonica is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of up to 60 centimeters. The diameter of the bare and sparsely branched stem is usually 0.3 to 0.6 centimeters in its center. The finely hairy stem base is purple, green or white.

The alternate arranged leaves are divided into petiole and leaf blade. With a length of 3.8 to 11 centimeters and a width of 1.7 to 5.3 centimeters, the leaf blade is obovate, elliptical or spatulate.

Generative characteristics

The flowering period extends from April to May. The lateral inflorescence contains one to eleven flowers. The hermaphrodite flowers are five-fold with a double flower envelope .

The spherical, 4.3 to 10.8 mm long and 3.2 to 9.3 mm wide capsule fruits contain 4 to 33 elliptical seeds .

ingredients

The roots contain umbelliferone and scopoletin . The leaves contain scopolamine and hyoscyamine .

Occurrence

It occurs in East Asia, especially in Japan and Korea . It thrives at altitudes of up to 1700 meters.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Scopolia japonica at Plants For A Future
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chang Gee Jang et al. : Distribution and morphological characteristics of Scopolia japonica Maxim. in Korea. In: Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy , Volume 41, 3, 2011. ( PDF. )
↑ Yoshihiro Mano, Shigeyasu Nabeshima, Chiaki Matsui, Hideo Ohkawa: Production of Tropane Alkaloids by Hairy Root Cultures of Scopolia japonica. In: Agric. Biol. Chem. , Volume 50, ll, 1986, pp. 2715-2722. ( PDF. )

Web links

Commons : Scopolia japonica - collection of images, videos and audio files

[PFAF-1] Scopolia japonica at Plants For A Future

[Jang2011-2] Chang Gee Jang et al. : Distribution and morphological characteristics of Scopolia japonica Maxim. in Korea. In: Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy , Volume 41, 3, 2011. ( PDF. )

[Mano1986-3] Yoshihiro Mano, Shigeyasu Nabeshima, Chiaki Matsui, Hideo Ohkawa: Production of Tropane Alkaloids by Hairy Root Cultures of Scopolia japonica. In: Agric. Biol. Chem. , Volume 50, ll, 1986, pp. 2715-2722. ( PDF. )