Dischidia tonkinensis
Dischidia tonkinensis is an epiphytic plant in the genus Dischidia. It is distributed mainly in the south China provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 m above sea level. It normally grows in mountain forests and on rocks.[2] Dischidia esquirolii is a synonym.[1] It has not been cultivated.
| Dischidia tonkinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Dischidia |
| Species: | D. tonkinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dischidia tonkinensis Costantin[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dischidia esquirolii (H.Lév.) Tsiang | |
The whole plant is used in Chinese medicine to relieve skin itching, to treat eye disease, and to cure furuncle and acariasis.[3]
References
- "Dischidia esquirolii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- "中国高等植物数据库全库（中国种子植物部分）". 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- Ma, Xiaoxia; Yang, Chongren; Zhang, Yingjun (2008). "Complete assignments of 1H and 13C NMR spectral data for three polyhydroxylated 12-ursen-type triterpenoids from Dischidia esquirolii". Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 46 (6): 571–575. doi:10.1002/mrc.2212. ISSN 0749-1581. PMID 18324739.
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