| Tripterygium | |
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| Tripterygium regelii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Tripterygium Hook.f. |
| Species[1] | |
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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]
- Tripterygium doianum Ohwi
- Tripterygium regelii Sprague & Takeda
- Tripterygium wilfordii Hook.f.
References
- 1 2 3 Tripterygium Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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