Psilopeganum
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Psilopeganum is a genus of flowering plants of the family Rutaceae.
It is a monotypic genus, with only a single species: Psilopeganum sinense Hemsl. (Chinese: 山麻黄; pinyin: shān má huáng). It is native to the Three Gorges Reservoir area, in the Hubei province of central China, where it has become endangered. A specimen exists at the New York Botanical Garden.[1]
P. sinense is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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