Tripterygium
Tripterygium | |
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Tripterygium regelii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Genus: | Tripterygium Hook.f. |
Species[1] | |
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Tripterygium is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes three species of lianas or scrambling shrubs native to Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Myanmar.[1] Tripterygium wilfordii is used in Traditional Chinese medicine.
Species
[edit]Three species are accepted.[1]
- Tripterygium doianum Ohwi
- Tripterygium regelii Sprague & Takeda
- Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.f.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tripterygium Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.