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Taxon:  Plantago asiatica L.



Summary
Genus:
Plantago
Subgenus:
Plantago
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Tribe:
Plantagineae
Nomen number:
402667
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:113. 1753
Verified:
09/06/1995 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
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Asian plantain –
Asian psyllium –
psyllium –
Japanese Rōmaji
ōbako –
Swedish
asiatiskt groblad –
Transcribed Chinese
che qian –
che qian cao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaido 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanRyukyu Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina
  • MALESIA: Malaysia
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=402667. Accessed 3 August 2025.


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