Kingdom Plantae Tribe Scurrulinae Rank Species | Family Loranthaceae Genus Taxillus Order Santalales | |
Similar Taxillus, Korthalsella japonica, Loranthaceae, Santalales, Arceuthobium oxycedri | ||
Taxillus kaempferi (Chinese: 小叶钝果寄生 xiao ye dun guo ji sheng) is a parasitic plant species in the genus Taxillus found in China (Anhui, Fujian, W Hubei, S Jiangxi, Sichuan, S Zhejiang), Bhutan and Japan. Its host is Pinus thunbergii.
The flavonol avicularin can be produced from T. kaempferi. Other flavonoids constituents of the plant are hyperin, quercitrin and taxillusin.
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