Codonopsis
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Codonopsis is a genus of flowering plant
within the family Campanulaceae
. It is allied to Campanumoea and Leptocodon, and some authors suggest that Codonopsis should include these genera. Without them, Codonopsis includes 55 species
endemic to East Asia
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is an important medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
within the family Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae , of the order Asterales, contains about 2000 species in 70 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky non-toxic sap...
. It is allied to Campanumoea and Leptocodon, and some authors suggest that Codonopsis should include these genera. Without them, Codonopsis includes 55 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
endemic to East Asia
East Asia
East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
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Synonym
In the horticultural trade, Codonopsis species are referred to as bonnet bellflowers.Medicinal uses
C. pilosulaCodonopsis pilosula
Codonopsis pilosula , also known as dang shen or poor man's ginseng, is a perennial species of flowering plant native to Northeast Asia and Korea and usually found growing around streambanks and forest openings under the shade of trees....
is an important medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
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Species
- Codonopsis affinis -
- Codonopsis alpina - (高山党参)
- Codonopsis argentea - (银背叶党参)
- Codonopsis benthamii
- Codonopsis bhutanica
- Codonopsis bicolor - (二色党参)
- Codonopsis bulleyana - (管钟党参)
- Codonopsis canescens - (灰毛党参)
- Codonopsis cardiophylla - (光叶党参)
- Codonopsis chimiliensis - (滇湎党参)
- Codonopsis chlorocodon - (绿钟党参)
- Codonopsis clematidea - (新疆党参)
- Codonopsis convolvulacea - (鸡蛋参)
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- Codonopsis convolvulacea var. efilamentosa - (心叶珠子参)
- Codonopsis convolvulacea var. forrestii - (珠子参)
- Codonopsis convolvulacea var. hirsuta - (毛叶鸡蛋参)
- Codonopsis convolvulacea var. limprichtii - (直立鸡蛋参)
- Codonopsis convolvulacea var. pinifolia - (松叶鸡蛋参)
- Codonopsis convolvulacea var. vinciflora - (薄叶鸡蛋参)
- Codonopsis cordifolioidea - (心叶党参)
- Codonopsis deltoidea - (三角叶党参)
- Codonopsis dicentrifolia - (珠峰党参)
- Codonopsis farreri - (秃叶党参)
- Codonopsis foetens - (臭党参)
- Codonopsis forrestii
- Codonopsis gombalana - (贡山党参)
- Codonopsis gracilis
- Codonopsis grey-wilsonii
- Codonopsis henryi - (川鄂党参)
- Codonopsis javanica
- Codonopsis kawakamii - (台湾党参)
- Codonopsis lanceolataCodonopsis lanceolataCodonopsis lanceolata is a flowering plant. It originates from China and Japan. It is a variety of bonnet bellflower.The roots are used in Korean cuisine, where it is called deodeok ....
- (羊乳) - Codonopsis lancifolia
- Codonopsis levicalyx - (光萼党参)
- Codonopsis levicalyx var. hirsuticalyx - (线党参)
- Codonopsis longifolia - (长叶党参)
- Codonopsis macrocalyx - (大萼党参)
- Codonopsis meleagris - (珠鸡斑党参)
- Codonopsis micrantha - (小花党参)
- Codonopsis mollis
- Codonopsis nepalensis
- Codonopsis nervosa - (脉花党参)
- Codonopsis nervosa var. macrantha - (大花党参)
- Codonopsis obtusa
- Codonopsis ovata
- Codonopsis pilosulaCodonopsis pilosulaCodonopsis pilosula , also known as dang shen or poor man's ginseng, is a perennial species of flowering plant native to Northeast Asia and Korea and usually found growing around streambanks and forest openings under the shade of trees....
- (党参)- Codonopsis pilosula - var. handeliana (闪毛党参)
- Codonopsis pilosula var. modesta - (素花党参)
- Codonopsis pilosula var. volubilis - (缠绕党参)
- Codonopsis pinifolia
- Codonopsis purpurea - (紫花党参)
- Codonopsis rosulata - (莲座状党参)
- Codonopsis rotundifolia
- Codonopsis subglobosa - (球花党参)
- Codonopsis subscaposa - (抽葶党参)
- Codonopsis subsimplex - (藏南党参)
- Codonopsis tangshen - (川党参)
- Codonopsis thalictrifolia - (唐松草党参)
- Codonopsis thalictrifolia var. mollis - (长花党参)
- Codonopsis tsinglingensis - (秦岭党参)
- Codonopsis tubulosa - (管花党参)
- Codonopsis ussuriensis - (雀斑党参)
- Codonopsis vinciflora
- Codonopsis viridiflora - (绿花党参)
- Codonopsis viridis
- Codonopsis volubilis
- Codonopsis xizangensis - (西藏党参)