Geitonoplesium cymosum

Geitonoplesium cymosum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Geitonoplesium
Species: Geitonoplesium cymosum

Name

Geitonoplesium cymosum (R.Br.) A.Cunn. ex R.Br. Bot. Mag. 59: t. 3131 (1832)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Luzuriaga cymosa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 282 (1810)
• Heterotypic
  • Luzuriaga laxiflora Hallier f., Nova Guinea 3: 991 (1914)
  • Luzuriaga timorensis (Ridl.) Hallier f., Nova Guinea 8: 992 (1914)
  • Eustrephus timorensis Ridl., H.O.Forbes, Naturalist's Wanderings E. Archipel.: 520 (1885)
  • Geitonoplesium asperum A.Cunn. ex R.Br., Bot. Mag. 59: t. 3131 (1832)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum f. album Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 229 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum subsp. angustifolium Schlittler, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 61: 227 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum subsp. asperum ((A.Cunn. ex R.Br.) Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 229 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum subvar. firmum Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 228 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum subf. glabrum Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 229 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum var. laxiflorum (Hallier f.) Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 228 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum subsp. macrophyllum Schlittler, Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 61: 228 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum var. paniculatum Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 228 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum f. rubellum Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 229 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium cymosum var. timorense (Ridl.) Schlittler, Mitt. Bot. Mus. Univ. Zürich 189: 228 (1951)
  • Geitonoplesium montanum (R.Br.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 113 (1850)
  • Luzuriaga montana R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 282 (1810)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Is. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Victoria Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwest Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hooker, W.J. 1832. Curtis’s botanical magazine, comprising the plants of the Royal Gardens of Kew, and of other botanical establishments in Great Britain; with suitable descriptions. Vol. LIX [= Vol. VI of the second series.] pp. 3123–3205. London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Geitonoplesium cymosum Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 14 October 2025.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Geitonoplesium cymosum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 14 October 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Geitonoplesium cymosum. Published online. Accessed: 14 October 2025. Reference page.
• WFO Plant List 2025. Geitonoplesium cymosum. Published online. Accessed: 14 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Scrambling Lily

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