Anisodus
Anisodus luridus leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Anisodus Link ex Sprengel?

Anisodus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.

Contents 1 Habitat 2 Medicinal uses 3 Species 4 External links

[edit] Habitat

It is native to China, Tibet, India, Bhutan, and Nepal.

[edit] Medicinal uses

One species, A. tanguticus (Chinese: 山莨菪; pinyin: shān làngdàng), is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

[edit] Species

• Anisodus acutangulus C. Y. Wu & C. Chen
  • Anisodus acutangulus var. acutangulus
  • Anisodus acutangulus var. breviflorus C. Y. Wu & C. Chen
• Anisodus carniolicoides (C. Y. Wu & C. Chen) D'Arcy & Z. Y. Zhang
• Anisodus luridus Link
• Anisodus mariae Pascher
• Anisodus tanguticus (Maximowicz) Pascher

[edit] External links

• Anisodus page

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