Tripterygium

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{distinguish|text=the fish genus Tripterygion}}

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|image = Tripterygium regelii 1.JPG

|image_caption = Tripterygium regelii

|taxon = Tripterygium

|authority = Hook.f.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision =

|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6703-1 Tripterygium Hook.f.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

}}

Tripterygium is a genus of plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes three species of lianas or scrambling shrubs native to Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Tripterygium wilfordii is used in Traditional Chinese medicine.

Species

Three species are accepted.

References