Medeola virginiana

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Liliales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Medeoloideae
Genus: Medeola
Species: M. virginiana

Name edit

Medeola L. (1753)

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Gyromia Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 238 (1818).

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin.
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Indian cucumber


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