Selaginella tamariscina

Selaginella tamariscina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Lycophytes
Class:	Lycopodiopsida
Order:	Selaginellales
Family:	Selaginellaceae
Genus:	Selaginella
Species:	S. tamariscina
Binomial name
	Selaginella tamariscina; (P. Beauv.) Spring

Selaginella tamariscina is a species of plant in the Selaginellaceae family, endemic to China, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Russia (Siberia), Taiwan, and northern Thailand. It is an evergreen perennial growing to 45 cm in height. It is often used as an herbal medicine, and has been used to treat gout and hyperuricemia.^[1]

Synonyms

Lycopodioides tamariscina (P.Beauv.) H.S.Kung
Lycopodium caulescens Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.
Lycopodium involvens Sw.
Lycopodium tamariscinum (P.Beauv.) Desv. ex Poir.
Selaginella caulescens (Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.) Spring
Selaginella involvens (Sw.) Spring
Selaginella tamariscina var. tamariscina
Selaginella veitchii W.R.McNab
Stachygynandrum tamariscinum P.Beauv.

References

^ Chen, Weijia; Wu, Yi; Bi, Rongbing; Liu, Shu; Liu, Zhongying; Liu, Zhiqiang; Song, Fengrui; Shi, Yi. "Therapeutic Effects of Selaginella tamariscina on the Model of Acute Gout with Hyperuricemia in Rats Based on Metabolomics Analysis". Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 35 (7): 1117–1124. doi:10.1002/cjoc.201600810.

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Flora of China
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"Selaginella tamariscina". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

[1] Chen, Weijia; Wu, Yi; Bi, Rongbing; Liu, Shu; Liu, Zhongying; Liu, Zhiqiang; Song, Fengrui; Shi, Yi. "Therapeutic Effects of Selaginella tamariscina on the Model of Acute Gout with Hyperuricemia in Rats Based on Metabolomics Analysis". Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 35 (7): 1117–1124. doi:10.1002/cjoc.201600810.

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