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Codonopsis pilosula | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
Genus: |
Codonopsis Wall. (1824) |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Codonopsis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. As currently recognized, Codonopsis includes two other groups sometimes separated as distinct genera, i.e. Campanumoea and Leptocodon. [1] [2] [3] [4] The enlarged genus Codonopsis is widespread across eastern, southern, central, and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, the Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, Indochina, Indonesia, etc.
Codonopsis pilosula ( Chinese: 党 参; pinyin: dǎngshēn) is an important medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine. [5]
Codonopsis lanceolata (Korean: deodeok) is used as a food in Korean cuisine.
Species currently (July 2014) accepted by Kew's World Checklist. [1] Species with no range given are endemic to China
Codonopsis | |
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Codonopsis pilosula | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
Genus: |
Codonopsis Wall. (1824) |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Codonopsis is a genus of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae. As currently recognized, Codonopsis includes two other groups sometimes separated as distinct genera, i.e. Campanumoea and Leptocodon. [1] [2] [3] [4] The enlarged genus Codonopsis is widespread across eastern, southern, central, and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, the Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, Indochina, Indonesia, etc.
Codonopsis pilosula ( Chinese: 党 参; pinyin: dǎngshēn) is an important medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine. [5]
Codonopsis lanceolata (Korean: deodeok) is used as a food in Korean cuisine.
Species currently (July 2014) accepted by Kew's World Checklist. [1] Species with no range given are endemic to China