Corydalis
| Corydalis | |
|---|---|
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| Corydalis solida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Fumarioideae |
| Tribe: | |
| Subtribe: | |
| Genus: | Corydalis DC. |
| Type species | |
| Corydalis bulbosa | |
Corydalis (from Greek korydalís "crested lark") is a genus of about 470 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Africa. They are most diverse in China and the Himalayas, with at least 357 species in China.
Ecology[]
Corydalis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species (butterflies), especially the clouded Apollo.
Toxicity[]
Corydalis cava and some other tuberous species contain the alkaloid bulbocapnine, which is occasionally used in medicine but scientific evidence is lacking in the correct dosages and side effects.[1]
Many of the species in Corydalis contain other toxins and alkaloids like canadine, which blocks calcium. The species C. caseana is poisonous to livestock.[2]
Taxonomy[]
Current species[]
There are about 470 species, including:
- Corydalis ambigua
- Corydalis aurea
- Corydalis cava
- Corydalis cheilanthifolia – ferny corydalis
- Corydalis chelidoniifolia
- Corydalis elegans
- Corydalis filistipes
- Corydalis flavula
- Corydalis flexuosa
- Corydalis incisa
- Corydalis micrantha
- Corydalis nobilis
- Corydalis omeiana
- [3]
- Corydalis solida – fumewort
- Corydalis yanhusuo
- Photos of Corydalis species listed above
Corydalis ambigua
Golden smoke (Corydalis aurea)
Corydalis buschii
Corydalis bracteata
Corydalis caseana
Corydalis cava
Ferny corydalis (Corydalis cheilanthifolia)
Corydalis chelidoniifolia
Corydalis flavula
Corydalis flexuosa
Corydalis heterocarpa
Corydalis integra
Corydalis linstowiana
Corydalis nobilis
Corydalis ochotensis
Corydalis orthoceras
Corydalis pallida var. tenuis
Corydalis pauciflora
Seed pods of Corydalis pauciovulata
Corydalis rutifolia
Corydalis scouleri
Corydalis solida
Corydalis vittae
Corydalis wilsonii
Former species[]
Several former Corydalis have been moved to new genera:
- Pseudofumaria
- Corydalis lutea = Pseudofumaria lutea – yellow corydalis
- Corydalis ochroleuca = Pseudofumaria alba
- Corydalis sempervirens = Capnoides sempervirens
References[]
- ^ "CORYDALIS". WebMD. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p. 556. ISBN 0-394-73127-1.
- ^ "Corydalis palaestina (Boiss.) Prantl & Kündig | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
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