Chinese corktree

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Chinese corktree
• phellodendron-bark

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and class Equisetopsida. Under the subclass Magnoliidae, it is placed in the order Sapindales and the family Rutaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Phelloedron and the specific species Phelloedron chinense.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad presence across several key regions within the country. Its natural habitat can be found throughout China South-Central. Additionally, the species is widely distributed in China North-Central. It also flourishes across the diverse landscapes of China Southeast. Together, these areas define the primary geographical range of the species.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Physiology

The physiology of Phellodendron chinense is fundamentally characterized by its metabolic processes, most notably its utilization of the C3 photosynthetic pathway. As a C3 plant, its carbon fixation process occurs primarily through the Calvin cycle, where the enzyme RuBisCO facilitates the initial carboxylation of CO2 to form a three-carbon compound, 3-phosphoglycerate. This metabolic strategy dictates the plant's water-use efficiency and its environmental adaptations, influencing how it manages gas exchange and transpiration through its stomata. The efficiency of this C3 pathway in Phellodendron chinense is closely tied to its ability to regulate photosynthetic rates in response to light intensity and temperature fluctuations within its natural habitat.

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Phellodendron chinense has 2 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, stem.

Root

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Stem

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Chemicals

Phellodendron chinense has 18 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include berberine, Coptisine, Berberine hydrochloride, Berbine, CHLOROPHYLL.

berberine

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences
2. Hunan yi ke da xue xue bao = Hunan yike daxue xuebao = Bulletin of Hunan Medical University
3. Frontiers in plant science
4. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Coptisine

1. Journal of chromatographic science
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Berberine hydrochloride

1. Journal of chromatographic science

Berbine

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

CHLOROPHYLL

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Columbamine

1. Journal of chromatographic science

F 2

1. Life sciences

F 7

1. Life sciences

F-5

1. Life sciences

F-8

1. Life sciences

Activities

Phellodendron chinense has 1 reported activities identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antitumor.

Antitumor

1. Life sciences

Conditions

Phellodendron chinense has 5 reported investigations on conditions identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include abdominal pain, atopic dermatitis, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, tumor.

Abdominal pain

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Atopic dermatitis

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Diarrhea

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Gastroenteritis

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Tumor

1. Life sciences

Preparations

Phellodendron chinense has 1 reported preparations identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include callus.

Callus

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials