Stenanthium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Stenanthium

Overview of species

S. densum – S. diffusum – S. gramineum – S. leimanthoides – S. occidentale – S. tennesseense – S. texanum

Name

Stenanthium (A.Gray) Kunth, 1843, nom. cons.

• Typus: S. angustifolium (Pursh) Kunth = S. gramineum
  (Ker Gawl.) Morong

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Veratrum subg. Stenanthium A.Gray, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York, 4: 119. 1837.
• Homotypic
  • Anepsa Raf., Fl. Tell. 2: 31. 1837, nom. rej.
• Heterotypic
  • Oceanoros Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 252. 1903.
  • Tracyanthus Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 250. 1903.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Farr, E. R. & Zijlstra, G. eds. (1996-) Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). 2009 Dec 23 [1].
• Govaerts, R. & al. 2006. World Checklist of selected plant families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens. 2010 Sept 27 [2]
• Kunth 1843. Enum. 4: 189.

Vernacular names

English: Featherbells
polski: Wartołka

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