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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Widespread in China (except for Xizhang and Xijiang), Korean peninsular, Taiwan, Japan, Indochina and Australia.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (New South Wales, Queensland); Bangladesh; Bhutan; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Yunnan); Hong Kong; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, West Bengal); Japan; Korea, Democratic Peoples Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Nepal; Taiwan, Province of China (Taiwan, Province of China (main island)); Thailand; Viet Nam
Lower elevation limit (metres): 50
Upper elevation limit (metres): 3280
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Population [top]
Population: This species is locally common, but no information on its wild population.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It is a common weed in river banks, mountain slopes, valleys, forest edge and fields.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The species is used as a traditional folk medicine in China and Korea for its anti-febrile, anti-bleeding, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, and leaves are also eaten as a salad.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): No information on its major threats.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation information on this species.
Citation: Gupta, A.K. 2011. Hemisteptia lyrata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T168813A6540546. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T168813A6540546.en. Downloaded on 10 June 2016.
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