Table 1.
Species, geographical distributions, and growing environments of medicinal Rhodiola.
| Section | Series | Latin Name | Geographical Origin | Growing Environment | Altitude (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sect. Chamaerhodiola (Fisch. et Mey.) A. Bor. | Ser. Dumulosae (Frod.) S.H. Fu | R. dumulosa (Franch.) S.H. Fu | Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, Hebei, Inner Mongolia | Slopes, rocks | 1600-3900 |
| Ser. Quadrifidae (Frod.) S.H. Fu | R. quadrifida (Pall.) Fisch. et Mey. | Tibet, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai | Alpine meadows, schist on mountain slopes, rock crevices on mountain slopes, marshes | 3000-5700 | |
| R. scabrida (Franch.) S.H. Fu | Sichuan, Yunnan | Grassland on slopes | 3200-4700 | ||
| R. subopposita (Maxim.) Jacobsen | Gansu, Qinghai | Rock crevices on mountain slopes | 1600-5000 | ||
| R. atuntsuensis (Praeg.) S.H. Fu | Yunnan | ||||
| Ser. Fastigiatae (Frod.) S.H. Fu | R. fastigiata (Hook. f. et Thoms.) S.H. Fu | Tibet, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan | Schist on mountain slopes, slopes, rock crevices | 3300-5400 | |
| R. pamiroalaica A. Bor. | Xinjiang | - | 2000-4200 | ||
| R. himalensis (D. Don.) S.H. Fu | Sichuan | - | 3700-4200 | ||
| R. tangutica (Maxim.) S.H. Fu | Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai | Rock crevices on mountain slopes, meadows, around water | 2000-4700 | ||
| Sect. Rhodiola | Ser. Roseae (Praeg.) S.H. Fu | R. rosea L. | Xinjiang, Qinghai | Alpine grasslands, under forest, beside ditches | 1800-2035 |
| R. sachalinensis A. Bor | Heilongjiang, Jilin | Under hills and trees, under rocks | 1700-2300 | ||
| R. crenulata (Hook. f. et Thomas) H. Ohba | Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai | Alpine gravel beach, slopes, grasslands, rock crevices | 3400-5600 | ||
| R. kirilowii (Regel) Maxim. | Qinghai, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Shanxi, Gansu | Schist on mountain slopes, under rocks in the forest, meadows, beside ditches | 3100-5600 | ||
| R. linearifolia A. Bor | Xinjiang | - | 2000-4200 | ||
| Ser. Bupleuroides Frod.) S.H. Fu | R. bupleuroides (Wall. ex Hook. f. et Thoms.) S.H. Fu | Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai | Hillside flow, alluvial plain, subalpine meadow, marshes, grassland | 2400-5600 | |
| Ser. Yunnanenses (Frod.) S.H. Fu | R. yunnanesis (Franch.) S.H. Fu | Tibet, Sichuan | Rocks under forest, rocks beside ditches | 2750-3200 | |
| R. henryi (Diels) S.H. Fu | Sichuan, Shanxi, Gansu | Slopes, beside ditches, rocks | 1000-3300 | ||
| Sect. Trifida (Frod.) S.H. Fu | - | R. sacra (Prain ex Hamet) S.H. Fu | Tibet, Qinghai | Rock crevices on mountain slopes, grassland on slopes | 3500-4700 |