Dischidia tonkinensis
Appearance
Dischidia tonkinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Dischidia |
Species: | D. tonkinensis
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Binomial name | |
Dischidia tonkinensis | |
Synonyms | |
Dischidia esquirolii (H.Lév.) Tsiang |
Dischidia tonkinensis is an epiphytic plant in the genus Dischidia. It is distributed mainly in the south China provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 m above sea level. It normally grows in mountain forests and on rocks.[2] Dischidia esquirolii is a synonym.[1] It has not been cultivated.[citation needed]
The whole plant is used in Chinese medicine to relieve skin itching, to treat eye disease, and to cure furuncle and acariasis.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dischidia esquirolii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "中国高等植物数据库全库(中国种子植物部分)". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ Ma, Xiaoxia; Yang, Chongren; Zhang, Yingjun (2008). "Complete assignments of 1H and 13C NMR spectral data for three polyhydroxylated 12-ursen-type triterpenoids from Dischidia esquirolii". Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 46 (6): 571–575. doi:10.1002/mrc.2212. ISSN 0749-1581. PMID 18324739. S2CID 6012157.