Polygonatum sect. Polygonatum

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
Sectio: P. sect. Polygonatum
Species:

Name

Polygonatum sect. Polygonatum

• Typus: Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polygonatum sect. Alternifolia Baker, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 14: 553.

• Heterotypic
  • Polygonatum sect. Inflatae Satake, in?
  • Polygonatum sect. Oppositifolia Baker, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 14: 553. 1875.
  • Polygonatum ser. Bracteata Kom., Fl. URSS 4: 460. 1935.
  • Polygonatum ser. Inflata (Satake) M.N.Tamura, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 115(1): 23. 1993.

Note:

• Earlier concept of series in P. sect. Polygonatum based on chromosome number and characteristics of the staminal filaments are not supported by recent studies (Tamura & al. 1997), thus not presented here.

References

• Tamura, M. N., Schwarzbach, A. E., Kruse, S. and Reski, R. 1997, Biosystematic studies on the genus Polygonatum (Convallariaceae) IV. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on restriction site mapping of the chloroplast gene trnK. Feddes Repertorium 108: 159–168.