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82. Angelica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 250. 1753.

当归属 dang gui shu

Pan Zehui (潘泽惠); Mark F. Watson

Herbs, biennial or perennial. Root often stout, conic or cylindric. Leaves petiolate, petiole sheaths conspicuously inflated; blade 1–4-pinnate or 1–3-ternate-pinnate. Umbels compound, terminal and lateral; bracts many or a few, rarely absent; rays many to several; bracteoles many or a few, entire. Calyx teeth obsolete or ovate-triangular. Petals white, rarely pink or dark purple, ovate to obovate, apex incurved. Stylopodium short-conic. Fruit ovoid to orbicular, dorsally compressed; dorsal ribs filiform, lateral ribs broad- or narrow-winged, separated when mature; vittae often 1–2 in each furrow, 2–4 on commissure. Seed face plane or slightly concave. Carpophore 2-cleft to base.

Over 90 species: N temperate zone; 45 species (32 endemic) in China.

The classification of Angelica and related genera (Archangelica, Coelopleurum, Czernaevia, Ostericum, etc.) is complex and controversial, and many species are known only from a few specimens. A comprehensive revision of this large group, including new collections and analyses of DNA sequence data, is needed before any major changes to the traditional classification can be accepted.

Angelica taiwaniana S. S. Ying (Quart. J. Chin. Forest. 8(4): 125. 1975) was described from Taiwan (“Daikwanzan to kwanzan,” 2800 m, N. Fukuyama s.n., holotype, TAI). However, it is not treated in this account as it is imperfectly known.


1 Leaf sheaths pubescent or spinulose.   (2)
+ Leaf sheaths smooth (occasionally slightly pubescent in A. biserrata).   (6)
       
2 (1) Leaf rachis densely pubescent.   1 Angelica duclouxii
+ Leaf rachis glabrous.   (3)
       
3 (2) Leaves glabrous.   (4)
+ Leaves hispid or setulose along nerves.   (5)
       
4 (3) Bracts 5–9; vittae absent on commissure.   2 Angelica apaensis
+ Bracts absent or 1; vittae 2 on commissure.   3 Angelica anomala
       
5 (3) Leaf sheaths spinulose; fruit ellipsoid to narrow-ellipsoid; vittae 4 on commissure.   4 Angelica valida
+ Leaf sheaths pubescent; fruit suborbicular to ellipsoid; vittae 2 on commissure.   5 Angelica setchuenensis
       
6 (1) Rachis and petiolules geniculate.   (7)
+ Rachis and petiolules not geniculate.   (10)
       
7 (6) Ovary puberulent or hispidulous.   (8)
+ Ovary glabrous.   (9)
       
8 (7) Bracteoles absent.   6 Angelica fargesii
+ Bracteoles many, linear.   7 Angelica genuflexa
       
9 (7) Bracteoles white-scarious-margined; fruit narrow-oblong, 6–7 × 3–3.5 mm.   8 Angelica tianmuensis
+ Bracteoles not white-scarious-margined, fruit oblong-ellipsoid, 6–7 × 3–5 mm.   9 Angelica polymorpha
       
10 (6) Basal and lower cauline leaves 1–4-pinnate.   (11)
+ Basal and lower cauline leaves 1–3-ternate or 1–3-ternate-pinnate.   (21)
       
11 (10) Rays 7–20.   (12)
+ Rays 20–50.   (14)
       
12 (11) Apex of leaves obtuse.   10 Angelica nitida
+ Apex of leaves acute to long-acuminate.   (13)
       
13 (12) Bracteoles lanceolate, apex long-aristate.   11 Angelica dielsii
+ Bracteoles small, subulate.   12 Angelica omeiensis
       
14 (11) Leaves 2–4-pinnate.   (15)
+ Leaves 1–2-pinnate.   (17)
       
15 (14) Leaflet margin ciliate, apex long-caudate-acuminate.   18 Angelica longipes
+ Leaflet margin not ciliate, apex acute.   (16)
       
16 (15) Petals white; calyx teeth obsolete.   19 Angelica sylvestris
+ Petals greenish; calyx teeth conspicuous, triangular-ovate.   20 Angelica dailingensis
       
17 (14) Leaves pinnate.    
+ Leaves 2-pinnate.   (19)
       
18 Pedicels 10–25 mm (Yunnan).   13 Angelica longipedicellata
+ Pedicels 4–7 mm (Taiwan).   14 Angelica tarokoensis
       
19 (17) Leaflets glabrous.   15 Angelica songpanensis
+ Leaflets pubescent along nerves.   (20)
       
20 (19) Bract and bracteole margin ciliate; rays densely pubescent.   16 Angelica pseudoselinum
+ Bract and bracteole margin not ciliate; rays subglabrous.   17 Angelica morrisonicola
       
21 (10) Leaves 1–3-ternate.   (22)
+ Leaves 1–3-ternate-pinnate.   (23)
       
22 (21) Apex of leaves acuminate; vittae 2–3 in each furrow, 4 on commissure (Gansu, Shaanxi).   21 Angelica tsinlingensis
+ Apex of leaves obtuse-rounded or acute; vittae 1 in each furrow, 2 on commissure (Xinjiang).   22 Angelica ternata
       
23 (21) Petals hirsute abaxially; ovary hispid.   23 Angelica hirsutiflora
+ Petals and ovary glabrous (ovary pubescent in A. dahurica var. formosana).   (24)
       
24 (23) Calyx teeth conspicuous, triangular-ovate to subulate.   (25)
+ Calyx teeth obsolete.   (28)
       
25 (24) Leaves ternate to ternate-pinnate; secondary ribs of fruit 2, slightly prominent.   24 Angelica oncosepala
+ Leaves 1–2-ternate-pinnate; secondary ribs of fruit not developed.   (26)
       
26 (25) Bracteoles pinnate.   25 Angelica pinnatiloba
+ Bracteoles not pinnate.   (27)
       
27 (26) Leaflets decurrent on petioles, hispidulous adaxially.   26 Angelica decursiva
+ Leaflets not decurrent, glabrous.   28 Angelica kangdingensis
       
28 (24) Bract and bracteole margin ciliate.   (29)
+ Bract and bracteole margin not ciliate.   (32)
       
29 (28) Stem glabrous.   (30)
+ Stem pubescent or hispidulous.   (31)
       
30 (29) Fruit narrow-oblong, 5–9 × 2.5–4 mm; vittae 3–6 on commissure.   29 Angelica longicaudata
+ Fruit suborbicular, 4–6 × 3–5 mm; vittae 2 on commissure.   30 Angelica laxifoliata
       
31 (29) Leaflet margin serrulate and ciliate, rays 40–60.   31 Angelica maowenensis
+ Leaflet margin irregularly biserrate; rays 10–25.   32 Angelica biserrata
       
32 (28) Leaflet base decurrent, rachis conspicuously winged.   (33)
+ Leaflets base not decurrent (A. dahurica slightly decurrent), rachis not winged.   (34)
       
33 (32) Bracts absent; petals white.   33 Angelica cartilaginomarginata
+ Bracts 2; petals dark purple-red.   27 Angelica gigas
       
34 (32) Stem and leaves glabrous.   (35)
+ Stem and leaves usually hairy.   (38)
       
35 (34) Bracts absent; fruit narrow-oblong.   34 Angelica acutiloba
+ Bracts developed; fruit ellipsoid to suborbicular.   (36)
       
36 (35) Rays 17–30, unequal; fruit 5–7 mm long.   35 Angelica paeoniifolia
+ Rays 10–20, subequal; fruit 7–12 mm long.   (37)
       
37 (36) Proximal pinnules of leaves 3-foliolose; dorsal ribs of fruit equally winged (Xizang).   36 Angelica glauca
+ Proximal pinnules of leaves not 3-foliolose; dorsal ribs of fruit unequally winged (Xinjiang).   37 Angelica multicaulis
       
38 (34) Rachis, peduncles, rays and pedicels all densely hispidulous.   38 Angelica amurensis
+ Rachis, peduncles, rays and pedicels partly hairy or glabrous.   (39)
       
39 (38) Leaves 1–2-ternate-pinnate; bracteoles entire to 2–3-lobed.   39 Angelica balangshanensis
+ Leaves 2–3-ternate-pinnate; bracteoles entire.   (40)
       
40 (39) Leaflets 2–3.5 × 0.8–2.5 cm.   (41)
+ Leaflets 5–15 × 2–10 cm.   (42)
       
41 (40) Bracteoles pubescent; lateral ribs of fruit narrow-winged, wings narrower than the body.   40 Angelica morii
+ Bracteoles glabrous; lateral ribs of fruit broad-winged, wings wider than the body.   41 Angelica sinensis
       
42 (40) Bracteoles absent; petals dark purple-red.   42 Angelica megaphylla
+ Bracteoles several; petals usually white.   (43)
       
43 (42) Leaflet margin inconspicuously serrulate; bracteole apex long-aristate.   43 Angelica likiangensis
+ Leaflet margin coarsely cuspidate-serrate or biserrate; bracteole apex not aristate.   (44)
       
44 (43) Leaflet margin ciliate; rays 16–18.   44 Angelica cincta
+ Leaflet margin not ciliate; rays 18–40.   45 Angelica dahurica

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