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Epimedium wushanense

Epimedium wushanense
Photo: Daderot, CC0
Family
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
China (NE. Chongqing, SW. Hubei)
Climate
temperate

About

Epimedium wushanense, the Wushan fairy wings, is a flowering plant species in the genus Epimedium.

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E. wushanense contains a number of flavanoids. 37 compounds were characterized from the underground and aerial parts of the plant. Among them, 28 compounds were prenylflavonoids. The predominant flavonoid, epimedin C, ranged from 1.4 to 5.1% in aerial parts and 1.0 to 2.8% in underground parts. It also contains wushanicaritin and wushankaempferol.

Seven flavonoids named diphylloside A, epimedoside A, epimedin C, icariin, epimedoside C, icarisoside A, desmethylanhydroicaritin, as well as oleanolic acid can be isolated from the roots.

Other Epimedium plants

Epimedium acuminatum · Barrenwort · Epimedium fargesii · Epimedium franchetii · Barrenwort · Caucasian Barrenwort · Epimedium pubigerum · Epimedium sagittatum · Rowdy Lamb Herb

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epimedium wushanense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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