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Calyx teeth obsolete or inconspicuous. |
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Calyx teeth conspicuous. |
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Bracts several or numerous, persistent. |
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Bracts usually absent or few bracts and falling early. |
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Plants small, 5–20 cm, acaulescent; peduncles numerous; scapiform. |
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Plants tall, more than 20 cm, caulescent. |
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| 4 (3) |
Leaf blade 2–3-pinnate; bracteoles entire fruit hispid (Xizang). |
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2 Peucedanum nanum |
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Leaf blade 3–4-pinnatisect; bracteoles pinnate; fruit glabrous (Yunnan). |
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3 Peucedanum acaule |
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| 5 (3) |
Plants 50–100 cm; leaf blade 3-pinnately dissected, 3-lobed or 2-ternate. |
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Plants 20–50 cm; leaf blade 1–2-pinnate. |
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| 6 (5) |
Ultimate segments of leaves linear, entire; fruit vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure (Heilongjiang, Jilin). |
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1 Peucedanum elegans |
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Ultimate segments of leaves ovate or ovate-rhombic; fruit vittae 1–2 in each furrow, 2–4 on commissure (Guangxi, Jiangxi). |
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11 Peucedanum longshengense |
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| 7 (5) |
Bracteoles pinnate; fruit vittae (1–)2–3 in each furrow, 4–6 on the commissure (Yunnan). |
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4 Peucedanum delavayi |
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Bracteoles entire; fruit vittae 1(–2) in each furrow, 2 on the commissure (Sichuan). |
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| 8 (7) |
Bracts large, 3-lobed or pinnate; fruit glabrous (N Sichuan). |
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12 Peucedanum songpanense |
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Bracts small, undivided; fruit pubescent (W Sichuan). |
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32 Peucedanum torilifolium |
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| 9 (2) |
Stem stout, hollow. |
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Stem stout or slender, solid. |
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| 10 (9) |
High altitude (above 2500 m) plants, leaves green; fruit ca. 8 × 6 mm, glabrous; vittae large, 1 in each
furrow, 2 on commissure (SW China). |
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5 Peucedanum angelicoides |
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Coastal plants, leaves glaucous; fruit to 6 × 4 mm, pubescent; vittae small, 3–5 in each furrow, 6–10
on commissure (E, S, and SE China). |
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13 Peucedanum japonicum |
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| 11 (9) |
Ultimate segments of leaves narrow, linear, less than 0.5 mm wide. |
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Ultimate segments of leaves variously shaped, more than 4 mm wide. |
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| 12 (11) |
Synflorescence many-branched, corymbose; fruit vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on the commissure (NE China). |
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6 Peucedanum stepposum |
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Synflorescence little-branched; fruit vittae 2–3 in each furrow, 6 on the commissure. |
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| 13 (12) |
Rays 3–6; lateral wings of fruit very narrow (Sichuan). |
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33 Peucedanum veitchii |
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Rays 10–15; lateral wings of fruit broad (Nei Mongol). |
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34 Peucedanum pricei |
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| 14 (11) |
Leaf blade 3–4-pinnate; petiole 15–33 cm. |
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Leaf blade 1–2-ternate or 2–3-pinnate; petioles 3–15 cm. |
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| 15 (14) |
Bracteoles 8–12, ovate-lanceolate (Chongqing). |
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8 Peucedanum wulongense |
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Bracteoles less than 7, linear or subulate. |
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| 16 (15) |
Rays 12–16; umbellules 10–20-flowered (Chongqing, Hubei). |
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7 Peucedanum dielsianum |
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Rays 5–7; umbellules 5–10-flowered (SW China). |
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35 Peucedanum chinense |
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| 17 (14) |
Leaf blade narrowly ovate; ultimate segments narrow, linear, oblanceolate or obovate, 1–2.5 × 0.5–1 cm (Gansu, Sichuan). |
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9 Peucedanum turgeniifolium |
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Leaf blade triangular-ovate or broadly triangular; ultimate segments usually large, rhombic-obovate
or long-ovate, 1.5–7 × 1.2–5 cm. |
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| 18 (17) |
Leaflets sharply serrate with setaceous teeth; bracteoles longer than flowers; fruit densely hispid
(S and SE China). |
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10 Peucedanum formosanum |
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Leaflets coarsely toothed or crenate-dentate; bracteoles shorter than flowers; fruit sparsely
puberulent (widespread in China). |
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14 Peucedanum praeruptorum |
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| 19 (1) |
Lateral wings of fruit very narrow, less than 1/3 width of the body, thick. |
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Lateral wings of fruit rather broad, thin, ca. 1/3 as wide as body. |
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| 20 (19) |
Leaf blade 1- to several-pinnate or pinnately dissected. |
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(21) |
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Leaf blade ternate-1–2-pinnate or 2–3-ternate. |
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| 21 (20) |
Leaf dissection diffuse; ultimate segments of basal leaves linear elongate, usually 3–10 × 0.1–0.3 cm;
flowers pale yellow (Xinjiang). |
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31 Peucedanum morisonii |
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Leaf dissection compact; ultimate segments of basal leaves much shorter and broader; flowers white. |
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| 22 (21) |
Stems many, often diffuse-caespitose; fruit vittae 1–2 in each furrow, 2 on commissure (N China). |
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17 Peucedanum caespitosum |
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Stems several or solitary, not diffuse-caespitose; fruit vittae (1–)2–4 in each furrow (2–)4–6 on
commissure (SW China). |
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| 23 (22) |
Leaf sheath auriculate at apex; bracts 2–3, unequal, occasionally pinnate; rays 12–20; bracteoles 6–8, linear, undivided or 3-incised to pinnate (Sichuan, Yunnan). |
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19 Peucedanum macilentum |
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Leaf sheath not auriculate at apex; bracts 6–10, linear, equal; rays 24–40; bracteoles 10, linear or
linear-lanceolate (Sichuan, Yunnan). |
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20 Peucedanum rubricaule |
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| 24 (20) |
Basal leaves densely pubescent on both surfaces; rays 10–15, densely tomentose or hispid all round
(Sichuan, Yunnan). |
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18 Peucedanum pubescens |
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Basal leaves glabrous sparsely pubescent; rays 5–8 or 15–34, inner faces pubescent or glabrous, outer
faces glabrous. |
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| 25 (24) |
Umbels small, 1–4 cm across; rays less than 2 cm (Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong). |
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16 Peucedanum wawrae |
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Umbels large, 8–15 cm across; rays more than 5 cm. |
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| 26 (25) |
Rays 15–34; bracteoles 10–16 (Shaanxi). |
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15 Peucedanum ampliatum |
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Rays 5–6; bracteoles absent (Hubei). |
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36 Peucedanum henryi |
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| 27 (19) |
Bracts 3–10, persistent. |
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(28) |
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Bracts absent, occasionally few but falling early. |
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| 28 (27) |
Bracteoles pinnate (NE China). |
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37 Peucedanum piliferum |
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Bracteoles linear, entire (Henan, Shaanxi). |
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38 Peucedanum ledebourielloides |
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| 29 (27) |
Leaf blade 2–3-ternate, rarely 2-pinnate; primary umbels large, 7–15 cm across (C and S China). |
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30 Peucedanum medicum |
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Leaf blade 1- to several-pinnate or pinnately dissected; primary umbels smaller, usually less than 7 cm across. |
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| 30 (29) |
Rays roughened or pubescent on all sides, or glabrous. |
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(31) |
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Inner faces of rays strigose or pubescent, outer faces glabrous. |
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| 31 (30) |
Whole plant glabrous; ultimate segments of leaves elongate-linear (Xinjiang). |
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24 Peucedanum falcaria |
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Plant puberulent, at least around nodes and rays; ultimate segments of leaves not elongate-linear. |
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| 32 (31) |
Stem solid, with pith (Guangxi). |
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28 Peucedanum mashanense |
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Stem hollow. |
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| 33 (32) |
Fruit vittae 3–4 in each furrow, 8 on commissure (Xizang). |
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27 Peucedanum violaceum |
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Fruit vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure (Yunnan). |
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39 Peucedanum yunnanense |
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| 34 (30) |
Leaf blade 2–3-pinnately dissected; ultimate segments small, linear and entire (N and NE China). |
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23 Peucedanum baicalense |
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Leaf blade 1–4-pinnate or pinnately dissected; ultimate segments large, ovate, rhombic, obovate or
ovate-lanceolate. |
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| 35 (34) |
Fruit vittae 1 in each furrow, 2–4 on commissure. |
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(36) |
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Fruit vittae 1–4 in each furrow, 4–10 on commissure. |
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(37) |
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| 36 (35) |
Plants large, 30–120 cm; stem solid, with pith; leaf blade 2–3-pinnate/pinnatifid (N and NE China). |
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21 Peucedanum terebinthaceum |
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Plant small, 20–30 cm; stem hollow; leaf blade pinnate (Yunnan). |
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22 Peucedanum franchetii |
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| 37 (35) |
Fruit large, 6–8 × 3.5–4.2 mm, glabrous (Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan). |
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25 Peucedanum dissolutum |
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Fruit smaller 4–5 × 3–4 mm, pubescent. |
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| 38 (37) |
Leaf blade broadly triangular-ovate, 3-pinnate/pinnatifid, pubescent (sometimes sparsely),
papery (N, NE, and NW China). |
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26 Peucedanum harry-smithii |
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Leaf blade ovate-oblong, 2-pinnate, glabrous, thinly coriaceous (Guangxi). |
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29 Peucedanum guangxiense |
