Abstract: Sect. Rapiferae Fedde is the best section in genus Corydalis Vent. The main characteristics of this section lie in the thickened, fleshy, fusiform roots,and besides the longpetiolate basal leaves, the stem is keeping simple with only few cauline leaves and without leaves growing below, graduslly becoming Ulamentose towards the base. It could be divided into four series according to the different characteristics of leaf division, they are: Ser. 1. Appendiculatae C.Y.Wu et H. Chuang, of which the cauilne leaves are ternately or 2- 3 -pinnately or 2- 3-palmately divided; Ser. 2. Curviflorae C.Y.Wu et H.Chuang.

Key words: genus, corydalis, rapiferae

摘要： 曲花紫堇组(Sect．Rapiferae)是1936年由Fedde建立的，当时大约有20种。我们在做中国植物志的过程中,对大量标本进行了分析研究后,本组已是包括有41种的大组。模式种:曲花紫Corydalis curviflora Maxim．

关键词: 紫堇属, 曲花堇组