title: [Species and geographic distribution of large-flowered taxa of Epimedium in China].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce species and geographic distribution of large-flowered taxa of Epimedium L. in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  Resources investigation and taxonomy study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are 27 species large-flowered taxa of Epimedium in China.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  13 species in Sichuan, 9 species in Hubei, 8 species in Guizhou, 4 species in Hunan, 3 species in Guangxi, 2 species in Chongqing, 2 species in Yunnan, 1 species in Jiangxi, 1 species in Shanxi, 1 species in Jilin, 1 species in Liaoning and 1 species in Heilongjiang.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang 550002.
authors.forename: Wenfen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shunzhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D034181:Epimedium / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; C056599:icariin