Diuranthera

Diuranthera is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, endemic to central China.[2] The Bouyei people of China use a decoction of Diuranthera major to treat gynecological conditions.[3]

Diuranthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Diuranthera
Hemsl.[1]
Species

See text

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Diuranthera chinglingensis J.Q.Xing & T.C.Cui
  • Diuranthera inarticulata F.T.Wang & K.Y.Lang
  • Diuranthera major Hemsl.
  • Diuranthera minor (C.H.Wright) Hemsl.

References

  1. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2734 (1905)
  2. "Diuranthera Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. Xiong, Yong; Sui, Xueyi; Ahmed, Selena; Wang, Zhi; Long, Chunlin (2020). "Ethnobotany and diversity of medicinal plants used by the Buyi in eastern Yunnan, China". Plant Diversity. 42 (6): 401–414. doi:10.1016/j.pld.2020.09.004. PMC 7936110. PMID 33733008.


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