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

• Salisbury, R.A. 1807. Observations on the Genera of Trollius, Eranthis, Helleborus, Coptis, and Isopyrum. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 8: 300–307. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Li, B., Yuan, Q.J. & Zhang, Z.Y. 2013. A contribution to the Flora of North America: synonymy and lectotypification of Coptis laciniata (Ranunculaceae). Phytotaxa 131(1): 58–60. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.131.1.11 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Coptis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 30. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Coptis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Coptis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Coptis. Accessed: 30 Jul 2023.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Coptis in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2023 July 30.

Vernacular names

English: Goldthread

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