Biology:Tripterygium

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Tripterygium
Tripterygium regelii 1.JPG
Tripterygium regelii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Tripterygium
Hook.f.
Species[1]

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

Three species are accepted.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tripterygium Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

Wikidata ☰ Q5226910 entry