Triosteum

Triosteum
Triosteum himalayanum fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily: Caprifolioideae
Genus: Triosteum
L. (1753)
Synonyms
  • Karpaton Raf. (1817)
  • Triosteon Dill. ex Adans. (1763), orth. var.
  • Triosteospermum Mill. (1754)

Triosteum, commonly known in American English as horse-gentian or, less commonly, feverwort, and, in Standard Chinese as 莛子藨属 (ting zi biao shu), is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caprifoliaceae. A genus of six species in total, it has three species native to North America, and three more in eastern Asia.