Plant Details

Accepted name:: Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link [Calycanthaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
japanese allspice	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese-allspice	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
la mei	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
lameihua	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
vinterkryddbuske	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
wintersweet	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
腊梅	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
腊梅花	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
蜡梅花	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
铁筷子	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Flower		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 24 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Calycanthus praecox L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 718 (1762).
Beureria praecox (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 361 (1891).
Calycanthus suaveolens Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 379 (1796).
Chimonanthus caespitosus T.B.Chao, Z.X.Chen & Z.Q.Li Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(4): 47 (1989).
Chimonanthus fragrans (Loisel.) Lindl. Bot. Reg. 6: t. 451 (1820).
Chimonanthus fragrans var. grandiflorus Lindl. Bot. Reg. 6: t. 451 (1820).
Chimonanthus grandiflorus (Lindl.) Steud. Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 350 (1840).
Chimonanthus luteus (G.Don) Biel. Ann. Soc. Linn. Dép. Maine-et-Loire 9: 96 (1867).
Chimonanthus parviflorus Raf. Alsogr. Amer.: 6 (1838).
Chimonanthus praecox var. concolor Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 23 (1909).
Chimonanthus praecox f. grandiflorus (Lindl.) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 187 (1949).
Chimonanthus praecox var. grandiflorus (Lindl.) Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 24: 301 (1910).
Chimonanthus praecox f. intermedius (Makino) Okuyama J. Jap. Bot. 30: 42 (1955).
Chimonanthus praecox var. intermedius Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 24: 300 (1910).
Chimonanthus praecox f. luteus (G.Don) Okuyama J. Jap. Bot. 30: 42 (1955).
Chimonanthus praecox var. luteus G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 652 (1832).
Chimonanthus praecox var. reflexus B.Zhao Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 27: 131 (2007).
Chimonanthus praecox f. versicolor B.Zhao Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 27: 132 (2007).
Chimonanthus verus Biel. Ann. Soc. Linn. Dép. Maine-et-Loire 9: 96 (1867).
Chimonanthus yunnanensis W.W.Sm. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 182 (1914).
Meratia fragrans Loisel. Herb. Gén. Amat. 3: t. 173 (1819).
Meratia praecox (L.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 419 (1913).
Meratia praecox var. grandiflora (Lindl.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson in C.S.Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 420 (1913).
Meratia yunnanensis (W.W.Sm.) Hu J. Arnold Arbor. 6: 140 (1925).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Calycanthus praecox	Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Calycanthus praecox L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Chimonanthus praecox	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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