| Eupatorium chinense | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Eupatorium |
| Species: | E. chinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupatorium chinense L. | |
Eupatorium chinense is a plant species in the family Asteraceae. The exact boundaries of this species have been defined differently by different authors. King and Robinson's 1987 paper defines it broadly, to include Eupatorium japonicum, Eupatorium makinoi, some varieties of Eupatorium fortunei, and other plants sometimes considered to be separate species.
Toxicity
Eupatorium chinense contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.
References
- "Asteraceae Tribe Eupatorieae (Draft)", Flora of China, archived from the original on 2009-07-14, retrieved 2009-12-01
- Funayama, Sachiko; Terashima, I; Yahara, T (2001), "Effects of Virus Infection and Light Environment on Population Dynamics of Eupatorium makinoi (Asteraceae)", American Journal of Botany, 88 (4): 616–622, doi:10.2307/2657060, JSTOR 2657060, PMID 11302846
- Fu, P.P., Yang, Y.C., Xia, Q., Chou, M.C., Cui, Y.Y., Lin G., "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements", Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2002, pp. 198-211
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