| Amur cork tree | |
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| Phellodendron amurense Morton Arboretum acc. 568-27*3 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Phellodendron |
| Species: | P. amurense
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| Binomial name | |
| Phellodendron amurense | |
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Phellodendron amurense is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae, commonly called the Amur cork tree. It is a major source of huáng bò (Chinese: 黄柏 or 黄檗), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Ainu people used this plant, called shikerebe-ni, as a painkiller.[3] It is known as hwangbyeok in Korean and (キハダ) kihada in Japanese.[4]
It is native to eastern Asia: northern China, northeast China, Korea, Ussuri,[clarification needed] Amur, and Japan, the Amur cork tree is considered invasive in many parts of North America. The State of Massachusetts lists it as a noxious weed.[5]
- ^ "Phellodendron amurense". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Phellodendron amurense Rupr". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Batchelor, John; Miyabe, Kingo (1893). "Ainu economic plants". Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan. 51. R. Meiklejohn & Co: 198–240. OCLC 903220997.
- ^ Cardon, Dominique (2007). Natural dyes : sources, tradition, technology and science. Archetype publications. ISBN 978-1-904982-00-5. OCLC 708321461.
- ^ Bruce Marlin: Phellodendron amurense