Scopolia japonica

Scopolia japonica, also Japanese belladonna or Korean scopolia,^[1] is a flowering plant species in the genus Scopolia - one of the eight genera in tribe Hyoscyameae of the nightshade family Solanaceae.

Scopolia japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Scopolia
Species:	S. japonica
Binomial name
Scopolia japonica Maxim.

The coumarins umbelliferone and scopoletin have been isolated from the roots of Scopolia japonica. The hairy roots technique has also been used to produce the alkaloids scopolamine and hyoscyamine.^[2]

Gallery

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  Plant in flower.
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  Single flower (interior).
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  Scopoliae Rhizoma (root of Scopolia japonica)