Quantitative analysis of spatial distribution patterns and formation factors of medicinal plant resources in Anhui province.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20250423.101
- Author:
Yong-Fei YIN
1
;
Ke ZHANG
2
;
Zhi-Xian JING
3
;
Dai-Yin PENG
4
;
Xiao-Bo ZHANG
3
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs,National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China School of Pharmacy,Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012,China MOE-Anhui Joint Collaborative Innovation Center for Quality Improvement of Anhui Genuine Chinese Medicinal Materials Hefei 230012,China.
2. School of Pharmacy,Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012,China.
3. State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs,National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China.
4. School of Pharmacy,Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012,China MOE-Anhui Joint Collaborative Innovation Center for Quality Improvement of Anhui Genuine Chinese Medicinal Materials Hefei 230012,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
geodetector;
medicinal plant resources;
spatial distribution;
the Fourth National Survey of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources
- MeSH:
Plants, Medicinal/classification*;
China;
Spatial Analysis;
Conservation of Natural Resources;
Biodiversity
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2025;50(16):4584-4592
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Analyzing the spatial distribution pattern and formation factors of medicinal plant resources can provide a scientific basis for the protection and development of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) resources. This study is based on the survey data of medicinal plant resources in 104 county-level administrative regions of Anhui province in the Fourth National Survey of TCM Resources. The global spatial autocorrelation analysis, trend surface analysis, local spatial autocorrelation analysis, hotspot analysis, and a geodetector were employed to analyze the spatial distribution pattern of medicinal plant richness, and its relationship with natural factors was explored. The results can provide a basis for the formulation of development strategies such as the protection and utilization of TCM resources, as well as offer a scientific foundation for the establishment of regional planning schemes for TCM resources in Anhui province. The results indicated that the richness of medicinal plant resources in Anhui province had significant spatial heterogeneity, exhibiting highly clustered distribution characteristics. Cold spots and hot spots presented clustered distribution patterns, with cold spots mostly located north of the Huaihe River and hot spots south of the Yangtze River. Overall, the distribution of medicinal plant resources in Anhui province showed an overall trend of high in the south and low in the north, which was consistent with the overall geomorphic trend of this province. In addition, natural factors such as altitude, precipitation, and vegetation type played an important role in the diversity and spatial distribution pattern formation of medicinal plant resources. The extraction and analysis of the spatial distribution characteristics of natural factors in cold and hot spot regions discovered that the heterogeneity of eco-environments constituted a fundamental condition for the formation of species diversity.
