Atractylodes

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Atractylodes
Atractylodes lancea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Carduoideae
Tribe: Cardueae
Subtribe: Carlininae
Genus: Atractylodes
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Synonyms[1]

Giraldia Baroni

Atractylodes is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Species

Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.[1][4]

Medicinal uses

Some species, including Atractylodes lancea and A. macrocephala (Chinese: 白朮), are used in traditional Chinese medicine.

References

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 48
  3. ^ Tropicos, Atractylodes DC.
  4. ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 39 苍术属 cang shu shu Atractylodes Candolle
  5. ^ a b English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 370. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.