Huperzia serrata
Huperzia serrata, the toothed clubmoss,[1] is a plant known as a firmoss which contains the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor huperzine A.[2] The species is native to eastern Asia (China, Tibet, Japan, the Korean peninsula, the Russian Far East).[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Genus: | Huperzia |
| Species: | H. serrata |
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References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Huperzia serrata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- Xing Zu Zhu, Xiao-Yu Li, Jin Li (2004), "Recent pharmacological studies on natural products in China", European Journal of Pharmacology 500 221–223
- Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (April 2020), "Huperzia serrata", World Ferns, 8.30, retrieved 2020-09-16
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