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Taxon:  Coptis teeta Wall.



Summary
Genus:
Coptis
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Coptidoideae
Tribe:
Coptideae
Nomen number:
410462
Place of publication:
Trans. Med. Soc. Calcutta 8:347. 1838
Verified:
03/31/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Coptis teetoides C. Y. Cheng
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Reference(s)
  1. Bensky, D., A. Gamble, & T. J. Kaptchuk. Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica, rev. ed. 1993
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials. Delhi. 1948-1976
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  6. Keys, J. D. Chinese herbs: their botany, chemistry, and pharmacodynamics. 1976
  7. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  9. Tirtha, SadaShiva. The Ayurveda encyclopedia: Natural secrets to healing, prevention, and longevity. 1998
  10. Van Wyk, B.-E. & M. Wink. Medicinal plants of the world. 2004
  11. Wang, W. T. 1996. pers. comm.
  12. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  13. Yen, Kun-Ying. Illustrated Chinese materia medica: crude drugs. 1980
Common names
English
goldthread –
Indian goldthread –
Transcribed Chinese
huang lian –
yun lian –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Xizang, Yunnan]
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=410462. Accessed 4 August 2025.


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