Houttuynia cordata

Houttuynia cordata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Saururaceae
Genus: Houttuynia
Species: Houttuynia cordata

Name

Houttuynia cordata Thunb., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 4: 149 (152, t. 5). (1783) (as 'Houtuynia')

• Type: Japan. C.P. Thunberg s.n. Type: UPS.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polypara cordata (Thunb.) H.Buek, Gen. Sp. Candoll. 4: 310. (1874)
  • Polypara cordata Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 565. (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Houttuynia cordata f. polypetaloidea T.Yamaz., J. Jap. Bot. 61: 310 (1986)
  • Houttuynia cordata var. variegata Makino, J. Jap. Bot. 6: 38. (1929)
  • Houttuynia cordata f. viridis J.Ohara, J. Phytogeogr. Taxon., 33(2): 72. (1985)
  • Houttuynia emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu & S.L.Zhang, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 21(1): 1. (2001)
  • Houttuynia foetida hort. ex Loud., Hort. Brit. 37. (1830)
  • Polypara cochinchinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 61. (1790)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Tibet Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya Indo-China Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Thunberg, C.P. 1783. Beskrifning på ett nytt Japanskt Ört-Genus, kalladt Houtuynia cordata. ["Description of a new Japanese herb genus, called Houtuynia cordata."] Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar 4: 149–152. BHL Reference page. : 149

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Houttuynia cordata. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Houttuynia cordata. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 12 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Houttuynia cordata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Houttuynia cordata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Mar. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Houttuynia cordata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Chameleon Flower
suomi: Viherkameleonttilehti, kameleonttilehti
日本語: ドクダミ
한국어: 약모밀
中文: 魚腥草

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