Biology:Anemarrhena

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Short description: Species of flowering plants belonging to the agave, yucca, and Joshua tree subfamily

Anemarrhena
Anemarrhena asphodeloides-NMNH-03958679.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Anemarrhena
Bunge
Species:
A. asphodeloides
Binomial name
Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Bunge
Synonyms

Terauchia anemarrhenifolia Nakai

Anemarrhena is a plant genus in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It has only one species, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, native to China and Mongolia.[1][2] Some authors have placed it in its own family, Anemarrhenaceae.[3]

Distribution

The plant is native to China and Mongolia, occurring in the western half of China, from Yunnan to Northeast China. It has been introduced into Taiwan and Korea.[1]

Traditional medicine

The plant name in China is zhīmǔ (知母)[4] and its rhizome is used in traditional Chinese medicine.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". https://powo.science.kew.org/?name_id=299155. 
  2. "Anemarrhena asphodeloides in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027556. 
  3. Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae, http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm#Agavaceae 
  4. Banu, Jameela, Erika Varela, and Gabriel Fernandes. "Alternative Therapies For The Prevention And Treatment Of Osteoporosis." Nutrition Reviews 70.1 (2012): 22-40. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.
  5. Ya, Wang, Feng Fang, and Wang Zhe. "Determination Of Selected Elements In Aqueous Extractions Of A Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula By ICP-MS And FAAS: Evaluation Of Formula Rationality." Analytical Letters 43.6 (2010): 983-992. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.

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