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Rhodiola crenulata L. 红景天 (Hongjingtian, Red-Spotted Stonecrops)

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The plants of the genus Rhodiola are widely distributed in the Himalayan, western and northern regions of Asia. There are approximately 90 species recorded in the world, and more than 70 species that are found in China, mainly in plateau areas, such as Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Tibet.

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  1. School of Life and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, China

    Tao Guo

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  1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, Beijing, China

    Yanze Liu

  2. Inst. of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

    Zhimin Wang

  3. Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council of Canada, Halifax, Canada

    Junzeng Zhang

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Guo, T. (2015). Rhodiola crenulata L. 红景天 (Hongjingtian, Red-Spotted Stonecrops). In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_28

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