Atractylodes

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Carlininae
Genus: Atractylodes
Species: A. carlinoides – A. koreana – A. lancea – A. macrocephala
Name

Atractylodes DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(1): 48. (1838)

Type species: Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(1): 48. (1838)

Synonyms

Homotypic
Giraldia Baroni, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. ser. 2. 4: 431. (1897)

References

De Candolle, A.P. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 48.
Hassler, M. 2018. Atractylodes. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 May 1. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Atractylodes. Published online. Accessed: May 1 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Atractylodes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 May 2018.

Vernacular names
русский: Веретенник

Atractylodes is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
Species

Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.[1][4]

Atractylodes amurensis – Korea, Amur
Atractylodes carlinoides – Hubei
Atractylodes japonica (Japanese: オケラ (植物) okera, Eastern ukera, ukira) – Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Primorye
Atractylodes koreana – Korean atractylodes[5] – Korea, Liaoning, Shandong
Atractylodes lancea – Japan, Korea, Primorye, Myanmar, Vietnam, India
Atractylodes macrocephala – China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India
Atractylodes ovata – ovate-leaf atractylodes[5] – Primorye, Amur, Khabarovsk, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia
Atractylodes rubra

Medicinal uses

Some species, including Atractylodes lancea and A. macrocephala (Chinese: 白朮), are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
References

Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 48
Tropicos, Atractylodes DC.
Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 39 苍术属 cang shu shu Atractylodes Candolle
English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 370. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.