Fraxinus chinensis

Fraxinus chinensis, the Chinese ash,[1] is a species of flowering trees. Its leaves are used in traditional Chinese medicine for dysentery disorders.

Fraxinus chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Section: Fraxinus sect. Ornus
Species:
F. chinensis
Binomial name
Fraxinus chinensis

Fraxinus chinensis is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate individuals.[2]

References

  1. "Fraxinus chinensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. Wallander, Eva (2008). "Systematics of Fraxinus (Oleaceae) and evolution of dioecy". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 273 (1–2): 25–49. doi:10.1007/s00606-008-0005-3. S2CID 24152294.
  • Bensky, D., Clavey, S., Stöger, E., Gamble, A., Bensky, L. L., & Martin-Kagartsang, J. (2016). Materia Medica (3rd ed.). Schiedlberg: BACOPA.
  • Xhou-Zhong, Y., Flaws, B., & Shou-Zhong, Y. (1998). The divine farmer's Materia Medica: A translation of the "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing." United States: Blue Poppy Press.
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