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Cortex Phellodendron
Definition
Cortex Phellodendron consists of the dried bark of Phellodendron amurense
Rupr. or Phellodendron chinense Schneid. (Rutaceae) (1–4).
Synonyms
No information was found.
Selected vernacular names
Amur cork tree, amur oak, Amurkorkbaum, amurkortrae, amuuri korgipuu,
asiatisk kortrae, Chinese cork tree, cork tree, guan huang bo,
huang-bo, huangbai, huangbo, hwangbaek, kihada, korkowiec amurski,
obaku, oubaku, Siberian cork tree, sikerpe, sikerpe-ni, whang-byeuk-namoo
(5–7).
Geographical distribution
Found in northern China, Japan, and the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea and the Republic of Korea (6–8).
Description
A deciduous tree, 10–15 m high, with grey, deeply fissured, corky bark.
Leaves opposite, compound-imparipinnate, reaching a length of 30 cm;
leaflets 5–13, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 5–11 cm long by 2.0–3.8 cm wide,
tip acuminate, base broadly cuneate rounded, margin obscurely serrate,
the underside grayish green, glabrous. Inflorescence terminal panicles, pubescent
5–7 cm across. Flowers, unisexual, dioecious, 4 mm in diameter,
yellowish green, sepals, petals and stamens 5–6. Fruit an oval drupe, 1.0 cm
in diameter, becoming black when ripe and containing 5 seeds (6–8).
Plant material of interest: dried bark
General appearance
Flat or rolled semi-tubular pieces of bark, 2–6 mm thick. Outer surface
greyish yellow-brown to greyish brown, even or longitudinally furrowed,
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