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637. FRITILLARIA YUMINENSIS
Author(s) -
Leon Christine,
Fay Michael F.,
Rix Martyn
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8748.2009.01633.x
Subject(s) - liliaceae , botany , genus , biology , traditional medicine , medicine
Summary. Fritillaria yuminensis X.Z. Duan (Liliaceae) is described and illustrated; the species in the Fritillaria verticillata complex are listed and their relationship to the rest of the genus, as revealed by DNA studies, is described. The cultivation of Fritillaria (bei mu) for medicine and its conservation in China are summarised.