Fraxinus chinensis, the Chinese ash,[2] is a species of ash tree. Its leaves are used in traditional Chinese medicine for dysentery disorders, and it can be used as cultivator of the white scale insects (Ericerus pela) for candle making.
| Fraxinus chinensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| 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.[3]
References
edit- ↑ Oldfield, S. (2017). "Fraxinus chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T35953A96445276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T35953A96445276.en. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ NRCS. "Fraxinus chinensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ 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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