Paris yunnanensis

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Daiswa birmanica
• Paris mercieri
• Daiswa yunnanensis
• Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis
• Paris pinfaensis
• Paris atrata
• Paris aprica
• Paris cavaleriei
• Paris christii
• Paris franchetiana
• Paris gigas
• Paris polyphylla var. nana
• Paris birmanica
• Paris polyphylla f. velutina
• Paris daliensis
• Paris polyphylla var. emeiensis

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Liliales, it is classified under the family Melanthiaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Paris, specifically as the species Paris yunnanensis.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution across several key regions of Asia. In China, it can be found growing throughout the South-Central and Southeast territories. Its range also extends northward into the high-altitude regions of Tibet. Moving toward the Indian Subcontinent, the species is documented within the state of Assam. Additionally, it is widely distributed throughout the East Himalaya region.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Paris yunnanensis is characterized by its occurrence within specific altitudinal gradients of montane ecosystems. This species is primarily distributed across elevations ranging from a minimum of 1400 m AMSL to a maximum of 3100 m AMSL. Within this vertical range, the plant typically thrives in the shaded, moist understories of temperate or subtropical broad-leaved forests, where it occupies niche habitats defined by high humidity and organic-rich soil layers. Its presence is closely tied to these specific elevational belts, which dictate the temperature regimes and moisture availability necessary for its seasonal growth cycles and reproductive success.

Elevational range max:

3100 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

1400 m AMSL

Life history

The life history of Paris yunnanensis is characterized by its specialized survival strategy as a perennial herb that utilizes underground storage organs to endure unfavorable environmental conditions. Classified under the life forms of both geophyte and cryptophyte, the plant survives the dormant season by retreating into a fleshy, tuberous rhizome situated beneath the soil surface. This geophytic nature allows it to bypass periods of extreme temperature or moisture stress, emerging each growing season to produce its foliage and distinctive flowering structures. As a cryptophyte, its vital regenerative tissues are protected from surface disturbances and climatic extremes by being sequestered underground, ensuring long-term persistence in its natural habitat through continuous nutrient storage and seasonal regrowth.

Life form :

geophyte

Life form :

cryptophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Paris yunnanensis is characterized by its growth habit as a self-supporting plant, as it does not exhibit any climbing behavior such as being an obligatory, facultative, or self-supporting climber. It functions as an independent organism, showing no parasitic tendencies, and is strictly terrestrial rather than being an epiphyte.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Paris yunnanensis has 6 reported plant parts identified across 27 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include rhizome, leaf, root, stem, flower.

Rhizome

1. Phytochemistry
2. Plant diversity
3. Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. Genetics and molecular research : GMR

Leaf

1. Phytochemistry
2. Biomaterials research
3. Synthetic and systems biotechnology
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. BMC microbiology

Root

1. Planta medica
2. Plant diversity
3. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
4. Polish journal of microbiology
5. BMC microbiology

Stem

1. Synthetic and systems biotechnology
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. BMC microbiology

Flower

1. Synthetic and systems biotechnology

Seed

1. PeerJ

Chemicals

Paris yunnanensis has 56 reported phytochemicals identified across 27 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Saponins, Polyphyllin, Polyphyllin I, Abscisic acid (ABA), Gracillin.

Saponins

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Phytochemistry
3. Plant diversity
4. Natural products and bioprospecting
5. Journal of chromatography. A

Polyphyllin

1. Molecular biology reports
2. BMC microbiology
3. Frontiers in microbiology

Polyphyllin I

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Journal of chromatography. A
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Abscisic acid (ABA)

1. PeerJ
2. Chinese herbal medicines

Gracillin

1. Gene
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Paris saponin II

1. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Polyphyllin VI

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
2. Journal of natural medicines

SAPONIN

1. Plant diversity
2. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

helvolic acid

1. World journal of microbiology & biotechnology
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

ABSCISIC ACID

1. PloS one

Activities

Paris yunnanensis has 10 reported activities identified across 27 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antimicrobial, Analgesic, Antitumor, Cytotoxic, Hemostatic.

Antimicrobial

1. Fitoterapia
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Journal of natural medicines

Analgesic

1. Genetics and molecular research : GMR
2. Frontiers in microbiology

Antitumor

1. Fitoterapia
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Cytotoxic

1. Frontiers in pharmacology
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Hemostatic

1. Fitoterapia
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Anthelmintic

1. Journal of AOAC International

Antibacterial

1. Frontiers in microbiology

Anticancer

1. Frontiers in pharmacology

Antiviral

1. Frontiers in microbiology

Osteogenic

1. Biomaterials research

Medicinal Uses

Paris yunnanensis has 5 reported medicinal uses identified across 27 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include acne, acne vulgaris, hemostatic, inflammation, viral diseases.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations