Tripterygium | |
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Tripterygium regelii | |
Scientific classification
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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.
Three species are accepted. [1]