Historical and botanical evidence of distribution, cultivation and utilization of Linum usitatissimum L. (flax) in China |
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| Authors: | Fei-Hu Liu Xia Chen Bo Long Rui-Yan Shuai Chun-Lin Long |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, 2 North Cuihu Lake Road, Kunming, 650091, China;(2) Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming, 650204, China;(3) College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, 27 Zhong-guan-cun South Ave, Beijing, 100081, China |
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| Abstract: | Linum usitatissimum L. (flax) has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years in China. Throughout the history of its cultivation, flax was mainly
used for oil and medicine. It was not until the last 100 years that fibre flax began to be cultivated and used. This paper
discusses the distribution, cultivation and use of flax in China especially in the past, based on literature reviews and ethnobotanical
surveys for its traditional uses. The modern distribution of wild flax species in China is also presented in this paper. |
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