Ostryopsis nobilis

Ostryopsis nobilis (Chinese: 滇虎榛; pinyin: dian hu zhen) is a shrub species in the genus Ostryopsis found in China. It is an endemic Chinese medicinal plant. It forms thickets on sunny mountain slopes between 1500 and 3000 m. It is found in South West Sichuan and North West Yunnan.

Ostryopsis nobilis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Betulaceae
Genus:	Ostryopsis
Species:	O. nobilis
Binomial name
Ostryopsis nobilis Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. 1914
Synonyms[2]
Corylus davidiana var. cinerascens Franch. Ostryopsis davidiana var. cinerascens Franch.

Two cyclic diarylheptanoids, named ostryopsitrienol and ostryopsitriol, can be isolated from the stems of O. nobilis.^[3]