Corydalis
Not to be confused with Corydalus.
| Corydalis | |
|---|---|
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| Corydalis solida | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Fumarioideae |
| Tribe: | Fumarieae |
| Subtribe: | Corydaline |
| Genus: | Corydalis DC. |
| Type species | |
| Corydalis bulbosa (L.) DC. | |
Corydalis (Greek korydalís "crested lark") is a genus of about 470 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the Papaveraceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Africa. They are most diverse in China and the Himalayas, with at least 357 species in China.
Ecology
Corydalis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species (butterflies), especially the clouded Apollo.
Toxicity
Corydalis cava and some other tuberous species contain the alkaloid bulbocapnine, which is occasionally used in medicine but scientific evidence is lacking in the correct dosages and side effects.[1]
Taxonomy
Current species
There are about 470 species, including:
- Corydalis ambigua
- Corydalis aurea
- Corydalis buschii
- Corydalis bracteata
- Corydalis cheilanthifolia (ferny corydalis)
- Corydalis chelidoniifolia
- Corydalis darwasica
- Corydalis flavula
- Corydalis flexuosa
- Corydalis heterocarpa
- Corydalis integra
- Corydalis linstowiana
- Corydalis micrantha
- Corydalis nobilis
- Corydalis ochotensis
- Corydalis orthoceras
- Corydalis pallida
- Corydalis pauciflora
- Corydalis pauciovulata
- Corydalis rutifolia
- Corydalis scouleri
- Corydalis solida (fumewort)
- Corydalis vittae
- Corydalis wilsonii
- Corydalis yanhusuo
- Photos of Corydalis species listed above
Corydalis ambigua
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Corydalis buschii
Corydalis bracteata
Ferny corydalis (Corydalis cheilanthifolia)
Corydalis chelidoniifolia
Corydalis flavula
Corydalis flexuosa
Corydalis heterocarpa
Corydalis integra
Corydalis linstowiana
Corydalis nobilis
Corydalis ochotensis
Corydalis orthoceras
Corydalis pallida var. tenuis.jpg)
Corydalis pauciflora
Seed pods of Corydalis pauciovulata
Corydalis rutifolia
Corydalis scouleri
Corydalis vittae_plant.jpg)
Corydalis wilsonii
Former species
Several former Corydalis have been moved to new genera:
- Pseudofumaria
- Corydalis lutea = Pseudofumaria lutea (yellow corydalis)
- Corydalis ochroleuca = Pseudofumaria alba
- Capnoides
- Corydalis sempervirens = Capnoides sempervirens
References
- ↑ "CORYDALIS". WebMD. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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