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Coptis quinquesecta

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Coptis quinquesecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Coptis
Species:
C. quinquesecta
Binomial name
Coptis quinquesecta

Coptis quinquesecta is a 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.