Tripterygium

Not to be confused with the fish genus Tripterygion.

Tripterygium
Tripterygium regelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. ^ a b c Tripterygium Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.