| Houttuynia | |
|---|---|
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| Houttuynia cordata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Saururaceae |
| Genus: | Houttuynia Thunb. |
| Species | |
Houttuynia is a genus of two species native to Southeast Asia in the family Saururaceae. One species, H. cordata, is widely cultivated as a culinary herb. The genus was originally described in 1783 by Carl Peter Thunberg when he formally described H. cordata as the only species. It remained a monotypic genus until 2001 when Zheng Yin Zhu and Shi Liang Zhang discovered and described a second species native to China, H. emeiensis but its validity is still unestablished.[1] The genus was named after Dutch naturalist Martinus Houttuyn.
References
- Wei, WU; Youliang, Zheng; Li, Chen; Yuming, WEI; Zehong, YAN; Ruiwu, Yang (2006). "PCR-RFLP analysis of cpDNA and mtDNA in the genus Houttuynia in some areas of China". Hereditas. 142 (2005): 24–32. doi:10.1111/j.1601-5223.2005.01704.x. PMID 16970608.