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. 2017 Jan 9;2017:5296729. doi: 10.1155/2017/5296729

Table 1.

Taxonomic and use information of 216 plants. Group ID, plant names, taxonomic ranks (family), and economic uses are mentioned in consecutive columns. Economic uses of plants are represented as the following abbreviations: E (edible), M (medicinal), L (landscaping,), T (timber), P (poisonous), and W (wild plant). Some plants are both edible and medicinal and are annotated as E/M.

Group Plant Family Use
1 Citrus limon Rutaceae E
Citrus aurantifolia Rutaceae E/M
Citrus paradisi Rutaceae E
Citrus sinensis Rutaceae E
Citrus reticulata Rutaceae E
Citrus aurantium Rutaceae E

2 Houttuynia cordata Saururaceae E/M
Houttuynia emeiensis Saururaceae W
Rhodiola rosea Crassulaceae M

3 Artemisia annua Asteraceae M
Artemisia capillaris Asteraceae M
Rhaponticum carthamoides Asteraceae W
Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae E

4 Anthemis aciphylla Asteraceae W
Artemisia annua L. Asteraceae M
Centaurea sessilis Asteraceae W
Valeriana officinalis Caprifoliaceae M
Persicaria minus Polygonaceae M
Mentha arvensis Lamiaceae M
Peucedanum paniculatum Apiaceae W

5 Zingiber officinale Zingiberaceae E/M
Alpinia galanga Zingiberaceae E/M
Rosmarinus officinalis Lamiaceae M
Cistus albidus Cistaceae W
Pinus halepensis Pinaceae L

6 Myrtus communis Myrtaceae M
Leptospermum scoparium Myrtaceae M
Santolina corsica Asteraceae W

7 Curcuma amada Zingiberaceae E/M
Curcuma aeruginosa Zingiberaceae W
Cistus creticus Cistaceae W
Melaleuca leucadendra Myrtaceae M
Piper arboreum Piperaceae W
Piper fimbriulatum Piperaceae W
Cedrus libani Pinaceae L
Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae M

8 Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinaceae T
Pinus sylvestris Pinaceae T
Picea abies Pinaceae T
Citrus unshiu Rutaceae E

9 Prunus persica Rosaceae E
Prunus avium Rosaceae E
Prunus cerasus Rosaceae E

10 Pisum sativum Fabaceae E
Lathyrus odoratus Fabaceae L
Allium cepa Amaryllidaceae E

11 Linum usitatissimum Linaceae T
Vicia faba Fabaceae E
Carthamus tinctorius Asteraceae M

12 Phaseolus lunatus Fabaceae E
Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae E
Phaseolus coccineus Fabaceae E

13 Triticum aestivum Poaceae E
Zea mays Poaceae E
Spinacia oleracea Amaranthaceae E

14 Raphanus sativus Brassicaceae E
Brassica napus Brassicaceae P
Malus domestica Rosaceae E

15 Hordeum vulgare Poaceae E
Oryza sativa Poaceae E
Cucumis sativus Cucurbitaceae E
Glycine max Fabaceae E
Helianthus annuus Asteraceae E

16 Eriobotrya japonica Rosaceae E
Cassia fistula Fabaceae M
Aesculus hippocastanum Hippocastanaceae P
Camellia sinensis Theaceae E
Rheum sp. Polygonaceae W

17 Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae L
Colophospermum mopane Fabaceae T
Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae W

18 Sinocrassula indica Crassulaceae M
Sedum sarmentosum Crassulaceae M
Rhodiola sachalinensis Crassulaceae M
Phyllanthus emblica Phyllanthaceae E/M
Psidium guajava Myrtaceae E
Phellodendron amurense Rutaceae M
Epimedium sagittatum Berberidaceae M

19 Solanum lycopersicum Solanaceae E
Solanum tuberosum Solanaceae E
Nicotiana tabacum Solanaceae M

20 Capsicum annuum Solanaceae E
Petunia x hybrida Solanaceae L
Daucus carota Apiaceae W
Asclepias curassavica Apocynaceae L
Humulus lupulus Cannabaceae M
Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae M

21 Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fabaceae M
Glycyrrhiza aspera Fabaceae W
Glycyrrhiza glabra Fabaceae E/M
Glycyrrhiza inflata Fabaceae M

22 Lupinus luteus Fabaceae W
Lupinus albus Fabaceae E
Derris scandens Fabaceae W
Erythrina variegata Fabaceae L
Erythrina senegalensis Fabaceae M

23 Euchresta japonica Fabaceae W
Euchresta formosana Fabaceae W
Sophora flavescens Fabaceae M
Maackia amurensis Fabaceae L
Sophora secundiflora Fabaceae W
Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllaceae M

24 Medicago sativa Fabaceae E
Clitoria ternatea Fabaceae E
Trifolium pratense Fabaceae M
Sophora japonica Fabaceae T
Lespedeza homoloba Fabaceae W
Melilotus messanensis Fabaceae W
Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora Fabaceae W
Dalbergia odorifera Fabaceae T

25 Corydalis claviculata Papaveraceae W
Papaver somniferum Papaveraceae M
Corydalis solida Papaveraceae W
Cocculus laurifolius Menispermaceae W
Stephania cepharantha Menispermaceae W
Stephania cepharantha Menispermaceae W
Cocculus pendulus Menispermaceae W
Annona cherimola Annonaceae E
Xylopia parviflora Annonaceae W

26 Brassica oleracea Brassicaceae E
Brassica rapa Brassicaceae E
Armoracia lapathifolia Brassicaceae E
Hesperis matronalis Brassicaceae L

27 Alstonia macrophylla Apocynaceae T
Alstonia angustifolia Apocynaceae M
Alstonia angustifolia var. latifolia Apocynaceae M

28 Millettia pinnata Fabaceae L
Millettia pinnata Fabaceae L
Neorautanenia amboensis Fabaceae W
Tephrosia purpurea Fabaceae P
Amorpha fruticosa Fabaceae L
Piscidia erythrina Fabaceae T

29 Gymnadenia conopsea Orchidaceae M
Bletilla striata Orchidaceae M

30 Taiwania cryptomerioides Cupressaceae T
Chamaecyparis formosensis Cupressaceae T
Cryptomeria japonica Cupressaceae T

31 Gutierrezia microcephala Asteraceae P
Saussurea lappa Asteraceae M
Artemisia spp. Asteraceae W
Citrus spp. Rutaceae E
Citrus sudachi Rutaceae M
Murraya paniculata Rutaceae M
Cannabis sativa Cannabaceae M
Iris domestica Iridaceae M

32 Tabernaemontana coffeoides Apocynaceae W
Kopsia dasyrachis Apocynaceae W
Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae M
Rauvolfia vomitoria Apocynaceae W

33 Nardostachys chinensis Caprifoliaceae W
Acritopappus confertus Asteraceae W
Isodon xerophilus Lamiaceae W
Cynanchum sublanceolatum Apocynaceae W
Caesalpinia crista Fabaceae T
Murraya euchrestifolia Rutaceae W
Curcuma zedoaria Zingiberaceae E

34 Garcinia mangostana Clusiaceae E/M
Garcinia dulcis Clusiaceae W

35 Atalantia buxifolia Rutaceae W
Ruta graveolens Rutaceae E/M
Clausena excavata Rutaceae W
Angelica furcijuga Apiaceae E/M

36 Andrographis paniculata Acanthaceae M
Scutellaria baicalensis Lamiaceae M

37 Zanthoxylum simulans Rutaceae M
Zanthoxylum integrifolium Rutaceae W

38 Magnolia denudata Magnoliaceae M
Magnolia officinalis Magnoliaceae M
Aeschynanthus bracteatus Gesneriaceae W

39 Broussonetia papyrifera Moraceae E
Morus alba Moraceae E/M
Artocarpus communis Moraceae E

40 Sinapis alba Brassicaceae E
Vachellia rigidula Fabaceae E

41 Lycium chinense Solanaceae M
Mandragora autumnalis Solanaceae M
Angelica sinensis Apiaceae M

42 Cullen corylifolium Fabaceae M
Calophyllum inophyllum Calophyllaceae T
Juniperus phoenicea Cupressaceae W

43 Taxus cuspidata Taxaceae P
Taxus brevifolia Taxaceae M
Taxus baccata Taxaceae M
Taxus wallichiana Taxaceae M
Taxus chinensis Taxaceae M
Taxus mairei Taxaceae M
Taxus yunnanensis Taxaceae M

44 Panax notoginseng Araliaceae M
Panax ginseng Araliaceae M
Panax pseudoginseng var. notoginseng Araliaceae M
Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer Araliaceae M
Bupleurum rotundifolium Apiaceae M
Beta vulgaris Amaranthaceae E
Bellis perennis Asteraceae E/M

45 Xylocarpus granatum Meliaceae W
Spiraea formosana Rosaceae W
Hibiscus taiwanensis Malvaceae W
Begonia nantoensis Begoniaceae W
Alpinia blepharocalyx Zingiberaceae W
Taraxacum formosanum Asteraceae W

46 Aristolochia elegans Aristolochiaceae L
Aristolochia heterophylla Aristolochiaceae M

47 Artabotrys uncinatus Annonaceae W
Annona purpurea Annonaceae E
Rubia yunnanensis Rubiaceae M
Withania somnifera Solanaceae M

48 Salvia officinalis Lamiaceae E/M
Orthosiphon stamineus Lamiaceae W
Plantago major Plantaginaceae M
Rehmannia glutinosa Rehmanniaceae M
Olea europaea Oleaceae E/M
Lonicera japonica Caprifoliaceae M
Eleutherococcus senticosus Araliaceae M
Diospyros kaki Ebenaceae E
Punica granatum Lythraceae E
Curcuma domestica Zingiberaceae E/M