title: [Resource investigation on rare and endangered She medicine Tetrastigma hemsleyanum in Zhejiang Province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the resource of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum which was rare and endangered plant in She nationality in Zhejiang Province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using literature method, survey method, plots method and line method, the resource situation of artificial planting and wild resource in Zhejiang Province were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was a scarce and precious medicinal herb that wild resource was rare and endangered. There were artificial planting area about 104.55 hm2 which expected to produce 173.91 tons in Zhejiang Province.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the wild,it is relatively harsh to environmental requirements for growth. Generally speaking, it takes 3 - 5 years growth period to achieve the medicinal value. The wild resource is scarce and the market demand is increasing, which brings about artificial planting to develop rapidly.
authors.forename: Mei-Xiao
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Lian-He
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D056727:Endangered Species; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000254:growth & development*; D027343:Rhizome / Q000254:growth & development; D027844:Vitaceae / Q000254:growth & development*