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Corydalis
Sign in to saveCorydalis (from Greek korydalís "crested lark") is a genus of about 540 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Africa. They are most diverse in China and the Himalayas, with at least 357 species in China. Corydalis species are the only dicots having only a single cotyledon (seed leaf).
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Corydalis is a genus within the family Papaveraceae. It is commonly known as Bird-in-a-bush and belongs to the plant kingdom. The taxon is classified at the genus rank.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including CAS, MICH, US, GH, and NY. Specimens have been documented in the United States, South Korea, China, and Mexico. There are 1,761 associated records and 1,050 media items. The genus has been the subject of 1,037 publications and is referenced by 97 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Bird-in-a-bush
species
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,761
- With media
- 1,050
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Collections
- CAS, MICH, US, GH, NY, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- United States, South Korea, China, Mexico
Research
1,037 papers- The Analgesic Properties of Corydalis yanhusuo.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
- Corydalis saxicola Bunting: A Review of Its Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Clinical Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
- Corydalis rhizoma attenuates primary dysmenorrhea in rats by inhibiting the FAK/PI3K-AKT/NF-κB signaling pathway.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2025
- Two new isoquinolines from Corydalis saxicola.Natural product research · 2023
- Corydalis yanhusuo Polysaccharides regulates HPA-axis mediated microglia activation and inhibits astrocyte A1 transformation to improve depression-like behavior.Brain research · 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Ecology
- Toxicity
- Taxonomy
- Current species
- Former species
- References
Corydalis (from Greek korydalís "crested lark") is a genus of about 540 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the family Papaveraceae, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and the high mountains of tropical eastern Africa. They are most diverse in China and the Himalayas, with at least 357 species in China. Corydalis species are the only dicots having only a single cotyledon (seed leaf).
==Ecology== Corydalis species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species (butterflies), especially the clouded Apollo.
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