Anticlea (Melanthiaceae)

Anticlea elegans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Anticlea

Overview of species

A. elegans – A. frigida – A. hintoniorum – A. mogollonensis – A. neglecta – A. occidentalis – A. sachalinensis – A. sibirica – A. virescens – A. volcanica

Name

Anticlea Kunth, 1843.

• Type species: Anticlea sibirica (L.) Kunth

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Monadenus Salisb., Gen. Pl.: 51. 1866.
  • Stenanthella Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 530. 1900.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Eurasia & America Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, East European Russia, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territorie, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Tuva, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, C.S. 1843. Enumeratio plantarum omnium hucusque cognitarum, secundum familias naturales disposita, adjectis characteribus, differentiis et synonymis. Tomus quartus. Enumeratio Xyridearum, Mayacearum, Commelynearum, Pontederiacearum, Melanthacearum, Uvulariearum, Liliacearum et Asphodelearum ... 752 pp. Sumtibus J. G. Cottae, Stutgardiae [Stuttgart] et Tubingae [Tübingen]. BHL Reference page. : 4: 191.

Additional references

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Dec 23 [1].
• Govaerts, R. & al. 2006. World Checklist of selected plant families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens. 2010 Sept 27 [2]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Anticlea (Melanthiaceae) 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. November 24. Anticlea (Melanthiaceae). Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} November 24.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Anticlea (Melanthiaceae). World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Anticlea (Melanthiaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2023.

Vernacular names

suomi: Tähtililjat
한국어: 나도여로속
മലയാളം: ആന്റിക്ലിയ
русский: Антиклея
中文: 棋盘花属

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