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Diuranthera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Diuranthera Hemsl.
Species
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Diuranthera is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, endemic to central China. The Bouyei people of China use a decoction of Diuranthera major to treat gynecological conditions.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Diuranthera chinglingensis J.Q.Xing & T.C.Cui
• Diuranthera inarticulata F.T.Wang & K.Y.Lang
• Diuranthera major Hemsl.
• Diuranthera minor (C.H.Wright) Hemsl.

References

1. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2734 (1905)
2. ^ "Diuranthera Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. Xiong, Yong; Sui, Xueyi; Ahmed, Selena; Wang, Zhi; Long, Chunlin (2020). "Ethnobotany and diversity of medicinal plants used by the Buyi in eastern Yunnan, China". Plant Diversity. 42 (6): 401–414. Bibcode:2020PlDiv..42..401X. doi:10.1016/j.pld.2020.09.004. PMC 7936110. PMID 33733008.

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• Agavoideae
• Asparagaceae genera
• Endemic flora of China
• Flora of North-Central China
• Flora of South-Central China
• Taxa named by William Hemsley (botanist)
• Asparagaceae stubs