Coptis

Coptis occidentalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ranunculales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Ranunculales

Familia: Ranunculaceae
Subfamilia: Coptidoideae
Tribus: Coptideae
Genus: Coptis
Subgenera: C. subg. Coptis – C. subg. Metacoptis
Sectiones: C. sect. Chrysocoptis – C. sect. Japonocoptis
Species: C. aspleniifolia – C. chinensis – C. deltoidea – C. japonica – C. kitayamensis – C. laciniata – C. lutescens – C. minamitaniana – C. occidentalis – C. omeiensis – C. quinquefolia – C. quinquesecta – C. teeta – C. trifolia – C. trifoliolata

Name

Coptis Salisb., Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 8: 305 (1807).

  • Type species: Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. (1807)

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Chrysocoptis Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 8 (1834).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Siberia
      • Yakutskiya.
    • Regional: Russian Far East
      • Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin.
    • Regional: China
      • China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet.
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan, Korea (introduced), Taiwan.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Bangladesh (doubtfully present), East Himalaya.
    • Regional: Indo-China
      • Myanmar, Vietnam.
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Subarctic America
      • Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories.
    • Regional: Western Canada
      • Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
    • Regional: Eastern Canada
      • Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington.
    • Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
      • Minnesota, Wisconsin.
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Maryland, District of Columbia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

Vernacular names

English: Goldthread
日本語: オウレン属
中文: 黄连属
中文（简体）: 黄连属


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