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Sophora tonkinensis

Synonyms: Cephalostigmaton tonkinense; Cephalostigmaton tonkinensis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Sophora tonkinensis is a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. Sofalcone is an oral gastrointestinal medication and a synthetic derivative of sophoradin, an isoprenyl chalcone found in S. tonkinensis.
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Infraspecies

Sophora tonkinensis var. polyphylla
Sophora tonkinensis var. purpurascens
Sophora tonkinensis var. purpurescens
Sophora tonkinensis var. tonkinensis

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  The plant contains cytosine, which resembles nicotine and is similarly toxic;
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0