Alangium chinense

Alangium chinense
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Cornaceae
Genus:	Alangium
Species:	A. chinense
Binomial name
Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms[2]
Synonyms[3][2]
List Alangium chinense var. vulgareMerr. Karangolum chinense(Lour.) Kuntze Marlea chinensis(Lour.) Druce Stylidium chinenseLour. Stylis chinensis(Lour.) Poir. Alangium begoniifolium(Roxb.) Baill. Alangium begoniifolium subsp. eubegoniifoliumWangerin Alangium chinense subsp. pauciflorumW.P.Fang Alangium chinense var. pauciflorumW.P.Fang ex Y.C.Ho Alangium chinense subsp. strigosumW.P.Fang Alangium chinense var. taiwanianum(Masam.) Koidz. Alangium chinense subsp. triangulare(Wangerin) W.P.Fang Alangium cordifoliumZoll. & Moritzi Alangium kenyenseChiov. Alangium octopetalumHanes ex Blanco Alangium platanifolium f. triangulareWangerin Alangium taiwanianumMasam. Marlea affinisDecne. Marlea begoniifoliaRoxb. Marlea virgataZoll. Stelanthes solitariusStokes Stylidium bauthasLour. ex B.A.Gomes Guettarda jasminifloraBlanco Stylidium begoniifolium(Roxb.) Voigt Styrax rossamalusReinw. ex Steud.

Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae.^[3][4] It has the Chinese name (Chinese: 八角枫; pinyin: bā jiǎo fēng).^[5]

Traditional uses

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.^[6] In Hunanherbal medicine it is used for snake bites, circulation, contraception, hemostasis, numbness, poison, rheumatism, and wounds.^[7]

Other uses

Oil extracted from the seed of the plant can be used to light lamps.^[8]

Distribution

It is native to Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea islands, Himalaya, India, Java, Kenya, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.^[3]

See also

• Chinese herbology

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2024). "Alangium chinense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T150284358A250196657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T150284358A250196657.en. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
2. "Alangium chinense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
3. "Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
4. "Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
5. Qin, Haining; Phengklai, Chamlong. "Alangium chinense". Flora of China. Vol. 13 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
6. "Alangium chinense - Plants For A Future database report". Plants for a Future. June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
7. "Ethnobotany Query". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
8. Manandhar, Narayan (2002). Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press. Oregon. ISBN 0-88192-527-6.

External links

• Alangium chinense (Google Images)
• Alangium chinense Ethnomedical Uses (Dr. Duke's Databases)Archived 2022-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Alangium chinense (Plants for a Future Database)
• Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms Medicinal Plant Images Database (School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University) (in Chinese)(in English)