Lindera triloba

Lindera triloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Laurales
Family:	Lauraceae
Genus:	Lindera
Species:	L. triloba
Binomial name
Lindera triloba (Sieb. & Zucc.) Blume (1851)
Synonyms [1]
Benzoin trilobumSiebold & Zucc. (1846) Benzoin trilobum var. pilosumKoidz. (1935) Lindera officinalisNakai (1911) Parabenzoin trilobum(Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai (1924 publ. 1925) Parabenzoin trilobum var. pilosum(Koidz.) Honda (1939) Parabenzoin trilobum f. pilosum(Koidz.) Sugim. (1961) Sassafras officinaleSiebold (1830), nom. nud.

Lindera triloba is a plant species belonging to the genus Lindera . It is endemic to Japan, and is called Shiro-moji in Japanese. ^[2]

Use

In Japan, the strong branch was used for walking sticks. The seed oil obtained by squeezing ripe fruit was used as fuel for lanterns. The leaves have a unique odor, and the essential oil can be extracted by hydrodistillation. The seedlings for gardening and garden trees are sold to enjoy the autumn leaves. ^{[2] [ additional citation(s) needed ]}

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  flower
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  young leaves
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  fruit
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  bark
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  autumn leaves

Biochemistry

Sesquiterpenes such as delobanone and acetoxydelobanone have been isolated from Lindera triloba. ^[3]

The sesquiterpenes (α-Cadinol, δ-Cadinene etc.) were also found in the essential oils. ^[4]

References

1. Lindera triloba (Siebold & Zucc.) Blume. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. "Lindera triloba - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
3. Takeda, K.; et al. (1971). "Sesquiterpenes of Lauraceae plant—III: Structure and absolute configuration of delobanone and acetoxydelobanone from Lindera triloba" . Tetrahedron. 27 (24): 6049–6055. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91769-7.
4. Yabuuchi; et al. (2023). "Virtual screening of antimicrobial plant extracts by machine-learning classification of chemical compounds in semantic space". PLOS ONE. 18 (5): e0285716. Bibcode:2023PLoSO..1885716Y. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285716 . PMC   10184910 . PMID   37186641.