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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Dichroa''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cornales]]
| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
| genus = '''''Dichroa'''''
| genus_authority = [[João de Loureiro|Lour.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Dichroa''''' is a genus of 12 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Hydrangeaceae]], native to eastern and southeastern [[Asia]]. They are [[deciduous]] [[shrub]]s growing to 1-3 m tall, with their [[leaf|leaves]] arranged in opposite pairs. The [[flower]]s are produced in a broad [[inflorescence]] similar to that of the related genus ''[[Hydrangea]]''. The [[fruit]] is a glossy metallic purple-blue [[berry]].
;Selected species
*''[[Dichroa daimingshanensis]]'' Y.C.Wu
*''[[Dichroa febrifuga]]'' Lour.
*''[[Dichroa hirsuta]]'' Gagnep.
*''[[Dichroa mollissima]]'' Merrill
*''[[Dichroa yaoshanensis]]'' Y.C.Wu
*''[[Dichroa yunnanensis]]'' S.M.Hwang
===Uses===
''Dichroa febrifuga'' (Chinese: [[wikt:常|常]][[wikt:山|山]]; pinyin: chángshān) is an important [[herb]] in [[traditional Chinese medicine]], where it is considered one of the [[Chinese herbology#50 fundamental herbs|50 fundamental herbs]].
==References==
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=109931 Flora of China: ''Dichroa'']
*[http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2005/12/dichroa_febrifuga.php UBC Botany Photos: ''Dichroa febrifuga'']
*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Dichroa+febrifuga Plants for a Future: ''Dichroa febrifuga'']
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Dichroa''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cornales]]
| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
| genus = '''''Dichroa'''''
| genus_authority = [[João de Loureiro|Lour.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Dichroa''''' is a genus of 12 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Hydrangeaceae]], native to eastern and southeastern [[Asia]]. They are [[deciduous]] [[shrub]]s growing to 1-3 m tall, with their [[leaf|leaves]] arranged in opposite pairs. The [[flower]]s are produced in a broad [[inflorescence]] similar to that of the related genus ''[[Hydrangea]]''. The [[fruit]] is a glossy metallic purple-blue [[berry]].
;Selected species
*''[[Dichroa daimingshanensis]]'' Y.C.Wu
*''[[Dichroa febrifuga]]'' Lour.
*''[[Dichroa hirsuta]]'' Gagnep.
*''[[Dichroa mollissima]]'' Merrill
*''[[Dichroa yaoshanensis]]'' Y.C.Wu
*''[[Dichroa yunnanensis]]'' S.M.Hwang
===Uses===
''Dichroa febrifuga'' (Chinese: [[wikt:常|常]][[wikt:山|山]]; pinyin: chángshān) is an important [[herb]] in [[traditional Chinese medicine]], where it is considered one of the [[Chinese herbology#50 fundamental herbs|50 fundamental herbs]].
==References==
*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=109931 Flora of China: ''Dichroa'']
*[http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2005/12/dichroa_febrifuga.php UBC Botany Photos: ''Dichroa febrifuga'']
*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Dichroa+febrifuga Plants for a Future: ''Dichroa febrifuga'']
