title: [Original plant identification of Dai nationality herb "Daibaijie"].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the original plant of "Daibaijie", commonly used Dai herb.
  
  
  METHODS
  The literature review, morphology and anatomy, pharmacognosy, molecular biology, chemistry were used to analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Daibaijie's historical scientific name, Dregea sinensis Hemsl., was mistakenly given "Daibaijie" and D. sinensis have significant differences from the distribution, morphology and anatomy, pharmacognosy, molecular biology and chemical composition. "Daibaijie" matches with the characteristics of Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon in Flora of China in English.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Daibaijie's original plant is M. tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon. The description and illustration of M. tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon in Flora of China in China are wrong. The illustration of M. tenacissima in Flora of China in English is wrong too.
authors.forename: Hai-Tao
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Bao-Lin
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Zhong-Lian
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Chao-Zhong
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Bai-Ping
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Li-Xia
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D029001:Herbal Medicine; D031101:Marsdenia / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification