A taxonomic study on the original plant of radix astragali.
- Author:
Dan QIAN
1
;
Min CHEN
;
Qing-Jun YUAN
;
Guang-Hong CUI
;
Lu-Qi HUANG
;
Pei-Gen XIAO
Author Information
1. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Astragalus Plant;
classification;
genetics;
Astragalus membranaceus;
classification;
genetics;
Chloroplasts;
genetics;
DNA, Plant;
genetics;
Haplotypes;
Phylogeny;
Plant Roots;
genetics;
Plants, Medicinal;
classification;
genetics;
Species Specificity
- From:
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica
2009;44(12):1429-1433
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
There are dispute about the status of taxonomy among Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge, A. membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao. and A. pallidipurpureus stat. nov. The varieties and taxa of the complex are still in need of revision. With molecular biology study used trnH-psbA intergenic region, the taxonomic revision of Radix Astragali has been made. A. pallidipurpureus stat. nov is suggested as a new species.
