Convallaria majalis

Convallaria majalis flos, Bichlhäusl in Frankenfels, Austria

Convallaria majalis fructus, Ogród Saski w Lublinie, Poland

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Nolinoideae
Tribus: Convallarieae
Genus: Convallaria
Species: Convallaria majalis

Name

Convallaria majalis L., Sp. Pl. 1: 314 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Lilium convallium Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 334 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Polygonatum majale (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 130 (1785).
  • Lilium-convallium majale (L.) Moench, Methodus: 636 (1794).
  • Convallaria fragrans Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 254 (1796), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Convallaria latifolia Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 2 (1768).
  • Convallaria linnaei Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 59 (1790).
  • Convallaria scaposa Gilib., Exerc. Phyt. 2: 460 (1792), opus utiq. oppr.
  • Convallaria mappii C.C.Gmel., Fl. Bad. 2: 52 (1806).
  • Convallaria majalis var. flore-pleno Loisel., Herb. Gén. Amat. 1: t. 18 (1814). nom. inval., contrary to Art. 23.6. (ICN, 2012).
  • Convallaria majalis var. flore-purpurascente Loisel., Herb. Gén. Amat. 1: t. 17 (1814). nom. inval., contrary to Art. 23.6. (ICN, 2012).
  • Convallaria majalis var. bracteosa Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 99 (1830).
  • Convallaria majalis var. rosea Rchb., Fl. Saxon.: 72 (1842).
  • Convallaria majalis var. variegata E.J.Lowe & W.Howard, Beaut. Leaved Pl.: 85 (1860).
  • Convallaria bracteata Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 135 (1867)), nom. illeg.
  • Convallaria majalis var. prolificans Wittm., Gartenflora 38: 97 (1884).
  • Convallaria majalis f. prolificans (Wittm.) Voss, Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3, 1: 1070 (1896).
  • Convallaria majalis var. rubra Anon., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 23: 384 (1898).
  • Convallaria majalis f. picta Wilczek, Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 650 (1903).
  • Convallaria majalis var. latifolia (Mill.) Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 314 (1905).
  • Convallaria majalis f. angustifolia Zapał., Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 1: 181 (1906).
  • Convallaria majalis f. latior Zapał., Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 1: 181 (1906).
  • Convallaria majalis subf. picta Zapał., Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 1: 181 (1906).
  • Convallaria majalis var. laminaris F.Rosen, Izv. Tul. Obsc. Jest. 4: 168 (1916).
  • Convallaria maxima J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies, Nursery Cat. (Duncan & Davies) 1925: 51 (1925).
  • Convallaria transcaucasica Utkin ex Grossh., Fl. Kavkaza 1: 242 (1928).
  • Convallaria majalis var. transcaucasica (Utkin ex Grossh.) Knorring in V.L.Komorov, Fl. URSS 4: 468 (1935).
  • Convallaria majalis subsp. transcaucasica (Utkin ex Grossh.) Bordz., Fl. RSS Ucr. 3: 262 (1950).
  • Convallaria majalis f. abchasica Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 553 (1975).
  • Convallaria majalis f. laminaris (F.Rosen) Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 547 (1975).
  • Convallaria majalis convar. latifolia (Mill.) Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 550 (1975).
  • Convallaria majalis f. latifrons Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 548 (1975).
  • Convallaria majalis f. mappii (C.C.Gmel.) Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 546 (1975).
  • Convallaria majalis subspecioid prolificans (Wittm.) Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 553 (1975).
  • Convallaria majalis convar. silvaticoides Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 548 (1975).
  • Convallaria majalis subspecioid tetraploidiae Ponert, Feddes Repert. 86: 554 (1975).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe (introduced), Yugoslavia Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus Regional: Western Asia Turkey Continental: Northern America (all introduced) Regional: Western Canada Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Washington Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Utah. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 314. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Convallaria majalis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Dec 4. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Convallaria majalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Alemannisch: Maiglöckchen
العربية: كونفالاريا أيار
azərbaycanca: May inciçiçəyi
žemaitėška: Konvalėjė
башҡортса: Ынйы сәскә
беларуская: Ландыш майскі
български: Момина сълза
brezhoneg: Louzaouenn-an-hañv
català: Muguet
čeština: Konvalinka vonná
Cymraeg: Lili‘r dyffrynnoedd
dansk: Liljekonval
Deutsch: Maiglöckchen
Ελληνικά: Μιγκέ
English: Lily-of-the-valley
Esperanto: Konvalo
español: Convalaria
eesti: Harilik maikelluke
euskara: Mugeta
فارسی: موگه
suomi: Kielo
français: Muguet de mai
Frysk: Maaieklokje
Gaeilge: Lile na ngleanntán
Gaelg: Blaa Boaldyn
עברית: שושנת העמקים
hrvatski: Đurđica
hornjoserbsce: Całtki
magyar: Gyöngyvirág
հայերեն: Հովտաշուշան
Ido: Maifloro
italiano: Mughetto
日本語: スズラン
ქართული: შროშანა
қазақша: Меруертгүл
한국어: 은방울꽃
Ripoarisch: Maijlöcksche
kurdî: Xeydoka gulanê
Latina: Maialis
лакку: Марияннул макь
Lëtzebuergesch: Meeréischen
Limburgs: Meizäödsje
lietuvių: Paprastoji pakalnutė
latviešu: Maijpuķīte
македонски: Момина солза
മലയാളം: ലില്ലി ഓഫ് ദ വാലി
norsk bokmål: Liljekonvall
Plattdüütsch: Maiklocken
Nederlands: Lelietje-van-dalen
norsk nynorsk: Liljekonvall
norsk: Liljekonvall
Ирон: Джыджына
polski: Konwalia majowa
پنجابی: چٹے چمکے
پښتو: سوسن
português: Lírio-do-vale
română: Lăcrămioară
русский: Ландыш майский
davvisámegiella: Giđđadivgarássi
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Đurđevak
slovenčina: Konvalinka voňavá
slovenščina: Šmarnica
српски / srpski: Ђурђевак - Đurđevak
Seeltersk: Pingsterbloume
svenska: Liljekonvalj
тоҷикӣ: Ливондар
Türkçe: Müge
удмурт: Тӧдьыгырлы
українська: Конвалія звичайна
vepsän kel’: Jänišankorvaižed
Tiếng Việt: Linh lan
中文（简体）: 铃兰
中文（繁體）: 鈴蘭
中文（台灣）: 鈴蘭
中文: 鈴蘭

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