Salomonia

Salomonia ciliata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Salomonia
Species: S. cantoniensis – S. ciliata – S. kradungensis – S. longiciliata – S. thailandica

Name

Salomonia Lour., 1790, nom. cons.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Salmonea Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 8 (1804)

Homonyms

• • Salomonia Heist. ex Fabr. (1759), nom. rej. = Polygonatum Mill.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regionalː Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Regionalː Southeastern Asia Borneo, Caroline Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand Regionalː Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam Regionalː China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Taiwan Regionalː Eastern Asia Japan, Korea Continental: Australasia Regionalː Papuasia New Guinea Regionalː Australia Queensland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Loureiro, J. de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis: sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes. Quibus accedunt aliae observatae in Sinensi Imperio, Africa orientali, Indiaeque locis variis. Omnes dispositae secundum systema sexuale linnaeanum. Tomus I. Pp. I–XX, 1–353. Typis, et expensis academicis, Ulyssipone [Lisbon]. BHL Reference page. : 1: 14.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Salomonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 05. Reference page. 
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Salomonia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2011 Sept 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2009. Salomonia. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2009. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• 日本語: ヒナノカンザシ
• 中文: 金瓜草, 椭圆叶齿果草

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