Camptotheca
| Camptotheca | |
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Camptotheca acuminata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Nyssaceae |
| Genus: | Camptotheca Decne. |
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Camptotheca acuminata | |
Camptotheca (happy tree, cancer tree, or tree of life) is a genus of medium-sized
dogwood family Cornaceae
.
The name "happy tree" is a direct translation of the
Simplified Chinese
:喜树).
There are two species:
- Camptotheca acuminata Decne.
- Camptotheca lowreyana S.Y.Li
The bark and stems of C. acuminata contain the alkaloid camptothecin.[1] Several chemical derivatives of camptothecin are under investigation for or used as drugs for cancer treatment, including irinotecan, topotecan, rubitecan.[2]
C. acuminata also contains the chemical compounds trifolin and hyperoside.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camptotheca.
- ^ PMID 15631505.
- ISBN 978-91-974318-4-2.
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