Objective:To understand the current status of characteristic medicinal plant resources in Yulin City,this study provided a relatively complete basic data for the rational development and sus-tainable utilization of the characteristic medicinal plant resources in Yulin City.Methods:Combining with the first national survey and collection of forest and grass germplasm resources in Guangxi,field and plot investigations were conducted.And literature review,traditional medicine markets,and visit investigations were used to sort and analyze the characteristic medicinal plant resources in Yulin City.Results:A total of 45 survey lines and 26 plots were completed in the investigation.The Survey record-ed 145 species(including subspecies)of characteristic medicinal plants in Yulin City.The species be-longed to 84 families and 137 genera,of which 54 species were original plants.They were included in the 2020 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China.10 species were second-class protected plants.Conclusion:Yulin City was rich in characteristic medicinal plants,but there was a se-rious shortage of resources for certain species.The results of this investigation could provide a refer-ence basis for the inheritance and rational development and utilization of characteristic medicinal plants in Yulin City.
Characteristic medicinal plantsResource surveyYulin City