Taxonomy and floristic geographical distribution of the Chinese medicinal Huangqi

Authors ZHAO YiZhi

Journal Bulletin of Botanical Research. , 2006,5:26

Abstract It is indicted definitely that the Chinese medicinal Huangqi plants have 3 species Astragalus membranaceus （Fisch.） Bunge, A. mongholicus Bunge and A. brealimongolicus Y. Z. Zhao which is a new species; It is defined the floristic geographical elements of the 3 species： A. membranaceus is distributional species of the forest zone of northern east Asia-southern Siberia, A. mongholicus is distributional species of the forest-steppe zone of northern China, A. borealimongolicus is distributional species of steppe zone of northern Mongol Plateau; It is found that 3 species form obvious distribution pattern of geographical substitute.

Species covered 黄芪 Astragalus membranaceus