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Paris quadrifolia · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online
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Paris is a genus of plants within the family Melanthiaceae. The taxonomic type for this genus is Paris quadrifolia, a species commonly known as herb paris. This flowering herb blooms in late spring or early summer. The genus produces fruit in the form of a berry. Common names for the group include vraní oko and 重楼属.
Specimens of Paris have been recorded in China, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam. Biological collections from these regions are held by institutions including CAS, US, BRIT, MEL, and MO. A total of 103 records and 60 media items are associated with the genus. The subject is referenced by 19 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
General: Flowering in late spring or early summer, herb paris Common Name: Herb paris
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 103
- With media
- 60
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Collections
- CAS, US, BRIT, MEL, MO, VT
- Recorded in
- China, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, India, Myanmar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Melanthiaceae
- Image
- Paris quadrifolia (von Oben).jpg
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- genus
- taxon name
- Paris
- Commons category
- Paris (Melanthiaceae)
- topic's main category
- Category:Paris (Melanthiaceae)
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- Paris (Melanthiaceae)
- has fruit type
- berry
- taxon common name
- 重楼属
- different from
- Paris
- taxonomic type
- Paris quadrifolia
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Encyclopedic overview
Paris is a genus of flowering plants described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is widespread across Europe and Asia, with a center of diversity in China.
It consists of less than two dozen herbaceous plants: the best known species is Paris quadrifolia. Some Paris species are used in traditional Chinese medicine for their analgesic and anticoagulant properties, most notably as an ingredient of Yunnan Baiyao. Intense ethnopharmaceutical interest has significantly reduced their numbers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.