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

Lindera triloba
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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 trilobum Siebold & Zucc. (1846)
  • Benzoin trilobum var. pilosum Koidz. (1935)
  • Lindera officinalis Nakai (1911)
  • Parabenzoin trilobum (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai (1924 publ. 1925)
  • Parabenzoin trilobum var. pilosum (Koidz.) Honda (1939)
  • Parabenzoin trilobum f. pilosum (Koidz.) Sugim. (1961)
  • Sassafras officinale Siebold (1830), nom. nud.

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]

Biochemistry

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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

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  1. ^ Lindera triloba (Siebold & Zucc.) Blume. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.