Genus Actaea L.


Summary
Genus number:
146
Last updated:
13 April 2007
Family:
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily:
Ranunculoideae
Tribe:
Actaeeae
Common name(s):

baneberry, bugbane
Accession count:

111 (67  active, 29  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Compton, J. A. & A. Culham. 2002. Phylogeny and circumscription of tribe Actaeeae (Ranunculaceae). Syst. Bot. 27:502-511. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  2. Compton, J. A. et al. 1998. Phylogeny of Actaea including Cimicifuga (Ranunculaceae) inferred from nrDNA ITS sequence variation. Pl. Syst. Evol. 26:185-197.
  3. Compton, J. A. et al. 1998. Reclassification of Actaea to include Cimicifuga and Souliea (Ranunculaceae): phylogeny inferred from morphology, nrDNA ITS, and cpDNA trnL-F sequence variation. Taxon 47:593-634.
  4. Hoffman, M. H. 1999. The phylogeny of Actaea (Ranunculaceae): a biogeographical approach. Pl. Syst. Evol. 216:251-263.
  5. Tamura, M. 1995. Angiospermae: Ordnung Ranunculales. Fam. Ranunculaceae. In: Engler, A. & K. Prantl, eds., Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien 17a(4):264. Note: ed. 1. 1887-1915; ed. 2. 1925-
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=146. Accessed 17 April 2026.