| Family | RANUNCULACEAE |
| Genus species | Coptis chinensis Franch. |
| Bibliography | J. Bot. (Morot) 11: 231 (1897) |
| Native Range | c. & s. China to Vietnam |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2000m |
| Description | leaves long petiolate, ovate-triangular, trisect, abaxially glabrous, adaxially sparsely pubescent, lateral segments bipartite, middle segment rhombic, 3-5-lobate, serrate |
| Size | 12-25cm |
| Color | greenish yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Coptis chinensis var. angustiloba W.Y.Kong Coptis teeta var. chinensis (Franch.) Finet & Gagnep. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam) |