Polygonatum biflorum

Polygonatum biflorum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Polygonateae
Genus: Polygonatum
Species: Polygonatum biflorum

Name

Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott, 1817.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Convallaria biflora Walter, Fl. Carol.: 122. 1788.

• Homotypic
  • Polygonatum multiflorum var. biflorum'' (Walter) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 296. 1845.
  • Salomonia biflora'' (Walter) Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 273. 1901.
  • Sigillaria biflora'' (Walter) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 68. 1840.

• Heterotypic
  • Convallaria angustifolia (Pursh) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 5: 737. 1817.
  • Convallaria canaliculata Willd., Enum. Pl.: 45. 1809.
  • Convallaria commutata Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7: 1671. 1820.
  • Polygonatum angustifolium Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 234. 1813.
  • Polygonatum biflorum f. ramosum (McGivney) Fernald, Rhodora 46: 12. 1944.
  • Polygonatum biflorum subvar. ellipsoidale Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 78. 1928.
  • Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (Schult. & Schult.f.) Morong, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20: 480. 1893.
  • Polygonatum biflorum var. giganteum (A.Dietr.) Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 1870: 346. 1870.
  • Polygonatum biflorum var. hebetifolium R.R.Gates, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 44: 121. 1917.
  • Polygonatum biflorum var. melleum (Farw.) R.P.Ownbey, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 31: 399. 1944.
  • Polygonatum biflorum var. necopinum R.P.Ownbey, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 31: 401. 1944.
  • Polygonatum biflorum var. ovatum Farw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 255. 1915.
  • Polygonatum biflorum var. virginicum (Greene) Farw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 254. 1915.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum (Willd.) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 234. 1813.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum f. foliatum (H.M.Clarke) J.W.Moore, Rhodora 52: 56. 1950.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum f. ramosum (McGivney) Clute, Amer. Bot. (Binghamton) 49: 73. 1943.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum subvar. ellipticum (Farw.) Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 78. 1928.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum var. americanum (Hook.) Farw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 256. 1915.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum var. giganteum (A.Dietr.) Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugdano-Batavi 3: 148. 1867.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum var. oblongifolium Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 22: 181. 1921.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum var. ovatum (Farw.) E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 503. 1935.
  • Polygonatum canaliculatum var. rotundifolium J.W.Moore, Rhodora 52: 55. 1950.
  • Polygonatum cobrense (Wooton & Standl.) R.R.Gates, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 44: 126. 1917.
  • Polygonatum commutatum (Schult. & Schult.f.) A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 223. 1835.
  • Polygonatum commutatum f. foliatum H.M.Clarke, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 39: 762. 1948.
  • Polygonatum commutatum f. ramosum McGivney, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 9: 664. 1925.
  • Polygonatum commutatum var. lineamentosum Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 5: 94. 1917.
  • Polygonatum commutatum var. ovatum (Farw.) R.R.Gates, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 44: 124. 1917.
  • Polygonatum commutatum var. virginicum (Greene) R.R.Gates, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 44: 123. 1917.
  • Polygonatum ellipticum Farw., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42: 255. 1915.
  • Polygonatum giganteum A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 222. 1835.
  • Polygonatum hebetifolium (R.R.Gates) Bush, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 391. 1927.
  • Polygonatum latifolium Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 235. 1813, nom. illeg.
  • Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum (Schult. & Schult.f.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 555. 1875.
  • Polygonatum melleum Farw., Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 20: 170. 1918.
  • Polygonatum multiflorum var. americanum Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 176. 1839.
  • Polygonatum multiflorum var. canaliculatum (Willd.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 396. 1845.
  • Polygonatum ovatum (Farw.) Bush, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 10: 397. 1927.
  • Polygonatum parviflorum A.Dietr., Allg. Gartenzeitung 3: 222. 1835.
  • Polygonatum virginicum Greene, Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 181. 1906.
  • Salomonia cobrensis Wooton & Standl., Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 16: 113. 1913.
  • Salomonia commutata (Schult. & Schult.f.) Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 273. 1901.
  • Sigillaria angustifolia (Pursh) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 68. 1840.
  • Sigillaria canaliculata (Willd.) Raf., Autik. Bot.: 68. 1840.
  • Sigillaria elliptica Raf., Autik. Bot.: 68. 1840.

References

• Elliott, S. 1817. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia 1: 393.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Polygonatum biflorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2011 Jan 04. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Polygonatum biflorum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

svenska: Amerikansk jätterams

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