Barnardia japonica

Barnardia japonica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Barnardia
Species: Barnardia japonica
Varietates: B. j. var. japonica – B. j. var. litoralis – B. j. var. major

Name

Barnardia japonica (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.f. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg. 7(2): 555. 1829.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ornithogalum japonicum Thunb. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 328 (1784).
• Homotypic
  • Loncomelos japonicum (Thunb.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 24 (1837).
  • Simira japonica (Thunb.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 28 (1838).
  • Scilla thunbergii Miyabe & Kudô, Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc. 8: 3 (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Russian Far East Primorye Regional: China China South-Central (Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan), Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol), Manchuria (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning), China North-Central (Hebei, Shanxi), China Southeast (Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi) Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan Source(s) of checklist:  WCSP, Flora of China References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schultes, J.A. & Schultes, J.H. 1830. Caroli a Linné equitis Systema Vegetabilium secundum classes ordines genera species. Cum characteribus, differentiis et synonymiis. Editio nova, speciebus inde ab editione XV. detectis aucta et locupletata. Vol. 7(2). pp. xlv–cviii, 755–1815, Sumtibus J.G. Cottae, Stuttgardtiae [Stuttgart]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Barnardia japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Barnardia japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Barnardia japonica. Published online. Accessed: 1 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Barnardia japonica. Accessed: 1 Oct 2025.Reference page.