Psilopeganum is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rutaceae.

It is a monotypic genus, with only a single species: Psilopeganum sinense Hemsl. (Chinese: ???; pinyin: sh?n má huáng, not to be confused with ma huang). It is native to the Three Gorges Reservoir area, in the Hubei province of central China, where it has become endangered. A specimen exists at the New York Botanical Garden.http://207.156.243.8/emu/vh/specimen_list.php?Where=DetFiledAsFamilyLocal+%3D+%27Rutaceae%27+AND+DetFiledAsFamilyLocal+%3D+%27Rutaceae%27+AND+DetFiledAsGenusLocal+%3D+%27Psilopeganum%27+AND+DetFiledAsTaxonLocal+CONTAINS+%27Psilopeganum+sinense+Hemsl.%27&QueryPage=http%3A%2F%2F207.156.243.8%2Femu%2Fvh%2Ffamily_list.php&LimitPerPage=100

P. sinense is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.

See also

• Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs

External links

• Photo from New York Botanical Garden collection

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