Amianthium muscitoxicum

Amianthium muscitoxicum

Amianthium muscitoxicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Amianthium
Species: A. muscitoxicum

Name

Amianthium muscitoxicum (Walter) A.Gray, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 4: 122. 1837. (“muscaetoxicum”)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Melanthium muscitoxicum Walter, Fl. Carol. 125. 1788. (“muscaetoxicum”)
• Homotypic
  • Amiantanthus muscitoxicum (Walter) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 180. 1843. (“muscaetoxicum”)
  • Chrosperma muscitoxicum (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 708. 1891. (“muscaetoxicum”)
  • Zigadenus muscaetoxicus (Walter) Regel, Gartenflora 32: 164. 1883. (“muscitoxicum”)
  • Chrysosperma muscitoxicum auct. non (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 708. 1891. (“muscaetoxicum”; error for Chrosperma)
• Heterotypic
  • Anthericum subtrigynum Jacq. in Collectanea 3: 273 (1791)
  • Amianthium macrotox Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 27 (1838)
  • Chrosperma laetum (Aiton) Raf. in Neogenyton: 3 (1825)
  • Crosperma laeta (Aiton) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 27 (1838)
  • Crosperma phalangioides (Desr.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 33 (1838)
  • Endocles laetum (Aiton) Salisb. in Gen. Pl.: 51 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Helonias erythrosperma Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 212 (1803)
  • Helonias laeta (Aiton) Ker Gawl. in Bot. Mag. 21: t. 803 (1805)
  • Leimanthium laetum (Aiton) Willd. in Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 24 (1808)
  • Leimanthium pallidum Willd. in Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 24 (1808)
  • Melanthium laetum Aiton in Hort. Kew. 1: 488 (1789)
  • Melanthium myoctonum J.F.Gmel. in Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 587 (1791)
  • Melanthium phalangioides Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 27 (1797)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A., 1837. Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 4: 122

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Amianthium muscitoxicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 24. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Amianthium muscitoxicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Amianthium muscitoxicum. Published online. Accessed: 30 June 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Amianthium muscitoxicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 June 2018.

Vernacular names

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