Saposhnikovia

Saposhnikovia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is Saposhnikovia divaricata, known as fángfēng 防風 (lit. "protect against the wind") in Chinese, bangpung in Korean, and siler in English. The plant is still frequently referenced under the obsolete genus name Ledebouriella in many online sources devoted to traditional Chinese medicine. It was first described as Stenocoelium divaricatum by Nikolai Turczaninow in 1844, and transferred to Saposhnikovia in 1951.

This article is about the medicinal herb. For the namul vegetables, see Peucedanum japonicum and Glehnia littoralis. For other uses, see Bangpung (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Fangfeng, a character from Chinese mythology.

Saposhnikovia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Selineae
Genus: Saposhnikovia
Schischk.
Species:
S. divaricata
Binomial name
Saposhnikovia divaricata
(Turcz.) Schischk.
Synonyms
  • Ledebouriella divaricata (Turcz.) Hiroe
  • Ledebouriella seseloides auct.
  • Siler divaricatum (Turcz.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Stenocoelium divaricatum Turckz.
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