Liège de l'Amour

Amur cork tree
Phellodendron amurense Morton Arboretum acc. 568-27*3
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Phellodendron
Species:	P. amurense
Binomial name
Phellodendron amurense Rupr.
Synonyms
List Phellodendron amurense var. molle (Nakai) S.H.Li & S.Z.Liou Phellodendron insulare Nakai Phellodendron japonicum Maxim. Phellodendron kodamanum Makino Phellodendron lavallei Dode Phellodendron molle Nakai Phellodendron nikkomontanum Makino Phellodendron piriforme E.L.Wolf Phellodendron sachalinense (F.Schmidt) Sarg.

Phellodendron amurense is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae, commonly called the Amur cork tree. It is a major source of huáng bò (Chinese: 黄柏 or 黄檗), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The Ainu people used this plant, called shikerebe-ni, as a painkiller. It is known as hwangbyeok in Korean and (キハダ) kihada in Japanese.

It is native to eastern Asia: northern China, northeast China, Korea, Ussuri,^{[clarification needed]} Amur, and Japan, the Amur cork tree is considered invasive in many parts of North America. The State of Massachusetts lists it as a noxious weed.

Autumn Foliage and Fruit