Cimicifugeae
Invalidated genus of flowering plants
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The Cimicifugeae are a tribe of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, based on the now obsolete genus Cimicifuga (sometimes called "bugbane" or "cohosh").[2] The name Cimicifuga means "bed bug repeller".
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| Cimicifugeae | |
|---|---|
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| Cimicifuga heracleifolia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ranunculoideae |
| Tribe: | Cimicifugeae Torr. & A.Gray[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Cimicifuga Wernisch. | |
In pharmacology, Cimicifugae rhizoma is a herbal medicine (Cimicifuga/Actea root), translated as Sheng ma, a Chinese root preparation.
Genera
- Actaea L. - of which Cimicifuga is a synonym.[3]
- Anemonopsis Siebold & Zucc. (monotypic)
- Beesia Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
- Eranthis Salisb.
- †Paleoactaea Pigg & DeVore, 2005
