Melanthium

Melanthium parviflorum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Melanthium
Species: M. hybridum – M. parviflorum – M. virginicum – M. woodii

Name

Melanthium J.Clayton ex L., Sp. Pl. 1: 339. (1753)

• Type species: Melanthium virginicum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 339. (1753)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 339. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kim, S.C., Kim, J.S., Chase, M.W., Fay, M.F. & Kim, J.H. 2016. Molecular phylogenetic relationships of Melanthiaceae (Liliales) based on plastid DNA sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181(4): 567-584. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12405 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melanthium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Melanthium. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 18 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melanthium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Nov. 2021.

Vernacular names

مصرى: ملانطيون
العربية: ملانطيون
čeština: medovec
فارسی: گل‌خوشه‌ای‌ها
polski: Melantek
中文: 爪藜芦属, 黑药花属

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