''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family

Chloranthaceae Chloranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants (angiosperms), the only family in the order Chloranthales. It is not closely related to any other family of flowering plants, and is among the early-diverging lineages in the angiosperms. They a ...

. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slender, terminal spikes. They are found in countries of East Asia such as China, Japan, and Korea. China uses chloranthus plants for medical purposes. The genomes of '' Chloranthus sessilifolius'' and ''

Chloranthus spicatus ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus angustifolius ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus anhuiensis ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus elatior ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus fortunei ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus henryi ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus holostegius ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus japonicus ''Chloranthus japonicus'' is a perennial herb in the Chloranthaceae family. Distribution ''Chloranthus japonicus'' is found in North Korea, Russia, islands of Japan such as Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, as well as provinces of Mainland ...

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Chloranthus multistachys ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus nervosus ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus oldhamii ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus serratus ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

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Chloranthus tianmushanensis ''Chloranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Chloranthaceae. It is the type genus of its family. They are perennial herbs or evergreen shrubs. with jointed stems, opposite, simple leaves, and small, inconspicuous flowers in slen ...

References

1. Kong, H.-Z., Chen, Z.-D. & Lu, A.-M. (2002) Phylogeny of Chloranthus (Chloranthaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid TRNL-F sequence data. American Journal of Botany 89(6): 940–946. 2.Li, Q, Y. Wang, S. Wen, Y. Wu, L. Xu, and Z. Sun. 2019. A New Dimeric Sesquiterpenoid from Chloranthus japonicus Sieb. A C G publication 13:483-490

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* Chloranthaceae Angiosperm genera Taxa named by Olof Swartz {{angiosperm-stub