Polygonatum verticillatum

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Whorled Solomon's-seal
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Polygonatum
Species:
P. verticillatum
Binomial name
Polygonatum verticillatum
(L.) All.
Synonyms [1]
  • Campydorum verticillatum(L.) Salisb. nom. inval.
  • Convallaria leptophyllaD.Don
  • Convallaria stellifoliaPeterm.
  • Convallaria verticillataL.
  • Evallaria verticillata(L.) Neck. nom. inval.
  • Polygonatum angustifoliumBubani nom. illeg.
  • Polygonatum erythrocarpumHua
  • Polygonatum jacquemontianumKunth
  • Polygonatum kansuenseMaxim. ex Batalin
  • Polygonatum leptophyllum(D.Don) Royle
  • Polygonatum macrophyllumSweet
  • Polygonatum minutiflorum H.Lèv.
  • Polygonatum roseum Hook. nom. illeg.
  • Sigillum verticillatum(L.) Montandon
  • Troxilanthes angustifoliaRaf.

Polygonatum verticillatum or whorled Solomon's-seal is a plant species of the genus Polygonatum . It is widespread in Europe and also in China and the Himalayas though not reported from large sections of western and Central Asia in between those two ranges. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  2. Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 230, 轮叶黄精 lun ye huang jing, Polygonatum verticillatum (Linnaeus) Allioni, Fl. Pedem. 1: 131. 1785.
  3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Sigillo di Salomone verticillato, Whorled Solomon's Seal, Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. includes map of distribution in Europe