Chamaelirium

Chamaelirium luteum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Chionographideae
Genus: Chamaelirium
Species: C. actinomorphum – C. chinense – C. cordifolium – C. hisauchianum – C. japonicum – C. koidzumianum – C. luteum – C. nanlingense – C. shimentaiense – C. shiwandashanense – C. viridiflorum

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Chamaelirium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 23. Reference page.

Name

Chamaelirium Willd. (1808)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Abalon Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 511 (1763), not validly publ.
  • Chionographis Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 11: 435 (1867)
  • Dasurus Salisb. in Gen. Pl.: 51 (1866)
  • Diclinotrys Raf. in Neogenyton: 3 (1825)
  • Ophiostachys Redouté in Liliac. 8: t. 464 (1815)
  • Siraitos Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 26 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia Regional: Canada Ontario Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: China China Southeast, Hainan Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Willdenow, C.L.v. 1808. Nähere Bestimmung einiger Liliengewächse, besonders aber derjenigen, die zur sechsten Klasse und dritten Ordnung des Linnéschen Systems gehören. Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin Magazin für die neuesten Entdeckungen in der gesammten Naturkunde 2: 14–30. Goettingen Digitization Center Reference page. : 2: 18.

Additional references

• Tanaka, N. 2019. Taxonomy, evolution and phylogeography of the genus Helonias (Melanthiaceae) revisited. Phytotaxa 390(1): 1-84. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.390.1.1. Reference page. 
• Tanaka, N. 2017. A synopsis of the genus Chamaelirium (Melanthiaceae) with a new infrageneric classification including Chionographis. Taiwania 62(2): 157‒167. DOI: 10.6165/tai.2017.62.157 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Chamaelirium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. November 23. Chamaelirium. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} November 23.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Chamaelirium. 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 23. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Chamaelirium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 November 2023.

Vernacular names

مصرى: عصای پری
العربية: زنبق الأرض
한국어: 실꽃풀속

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