Melanthium virginicum

Melanthium virginicum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Melanthium
Species: Melanthium virginicum

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Evonyxis virginica (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 29 (1837).
  • Helonias virginica (L.) Sims, Bot. Mag. 25: t. 985 (1807).
  • Leimanthium virginicum (L.) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 24 (1808).
  • Veratrum virginicum (L.) W.T.Aiton, (1813).
• Heterotypic
  • Evonyxis monoica Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 29 (1837).
  • Evonyxis undulata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 29 (1837).
  • Leimanthium monoicum (Walter) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 429 (1826).
  • Melanthium biglandulosum Bertol., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 2: 316 (1850).
  • Melanthium dispersum Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 606 (1898).
  • Melanthium hybridum Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 419 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Melanthium laetum Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 195 (1843), nom. illeg.
  • Melanthium monoicum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 241 (1813), nom. illeg.
  • Melanthium monoicum Walter, Fl. Carol.: 125 (1788).
  • Melanthium polygamum Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 25 (1797).
  • Zigadenus hybridus Endl. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 196 (1843), pro syn.
  • Zigadenus monoecus (Walter) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 196 (1843).
  • Zigadenus virginicus Endl. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 195 (1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Melanthium virginicum 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 virginicum. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 18 2021.
• 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Melanthium virginicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Nov. 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Virginia bunchflower

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