幅冠党参亚属 fu guan dang shen ya shu

Plants usually not fetid. Roots tuberous, ovoid or ellipsoid. Stems erect or twining. Corolla epigynous, 5-fid for more than 3/4 its length, rotate. Fruit an obconic loculicidal capsule. Seed testa smooth or faintly striate.

Four species: Himalaya and the Hengduan Mountains; four species (three endemic) in China.

Lower Taxa

• Codonopsis convolvulacea Kurz
• Codonopsis graminifolia H. Léveillé
• Codonopsis hirsuta (Handel-Mazzetti) D. Y. Hong & L. M. Ma
• Codonopsis rosulata W. W. Smith