Anisodus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Solanaceae
Subfamilia: Solanoideae
Tribus: Hyoscyameae
Genus: Anisodus
Species: A. acutangulus – A. carniolicoides – A. luridus – A. tanguticus
Name

Anisodus Link ex Spreng. (1825)

Type species: A. luridus Link ex Spreng.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Whitleya Sweet., News Lit. Fashion 3: 108. 13 Aug 1825.
Type species: W. stramonifolia (Wall.) Sweet

References

Sprengel, C.P.J. 1825: Syst. Veg. 1: 699.
GRIN Taxonomy for Plants
Flora of China

Anisodus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae.

Habitat

It is native to China, Tibet, India, Bhutan, and Nepal.
Medicinal uses

One species, Anisodus tanguticus (Chinese: 山莨菪; pinyin: shān làngdàng), is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Species

Anisodus acutangulus C.Y.Wu & C.Chen
Anisodus acutangulus var. acutangulus
Anisodus acutangulus var. breviflorus C.Y.Wu & C.Chen
Anisodus carniolicoides (C.Y.Wu & C.Chen) D'Arcy & Z.Y.Zhang
Anisodus luridus Link ex Spreng.
Anisodus tanguticus (Maxim.) Pascher

References