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Hippophae rhamnoides L. 沙棘 (Shaji, Common Sea-buckthorn)

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The common sea-buckthorn ( Linnaeus, also known as Elaeagnus rhamnoides (Linnaeus) A. Nelson, or Moench) is a species of flowering plants of the family Elaeagnaceae, native to the dry temperate and cold desert areas of China, Russia, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Europe and North America. Comprising of eight subspecies, sea buckthorn is by far the most widespread species of the genus (Wu in Flora of China. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing, 2007). The most common subspecies are H. rhamnoides (found in coastal North Europe), H. rhamnoides L. subsp. sinensis Rousi, H. rhamnoides L. subsp. gyantsensis Rousi, H. rhamnoides L. subsp. tibetana (Schlechtendal) Servettaz (found in China), and H. rhamnoides L. subsp. turkestanica Rousi (found in India, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan).

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Li, Y., Hu, C. (2015). Hippophae rhamnoides L. 沙棘 (Shaji, Common Sea-buckthorn). In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_46

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