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[ Polygonanthus ] [ Polygonatum ] [ Polygonella ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Polygonatum

Hierarchical position of the Genus Polygonatum

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Liliopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843. common name: Monocots       Subclassis  Liliidae J.H. Schaffn. pub. Ohio Naturalist 11: 413. Dec 1911.       SuperOrdo  Lilianae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 473. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Asparagales Bromhead pub. Edinburgh New Philos. J. 25: 132. Jul 1838.       Familia  Convallariaceae Horan. pub. Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 53. Jul-Dec 1834.       Tribus  Polygonateae Benth. & Hook.f. pub. Gen. Pl. 3: 749, 752. 14 Apr 1883.       Genus  Polygonatum Mill. pub. (1754) common name: Solomon's seal

Named members of the Genus Polygonatum

1	Species  biflorum (Walt.) Ell. common name: small Solomon's seal
	2    Varietas  commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong common name: smooth Solomon's seal 3    Varietas  hebetifolium R.R. Gates common name: smooth Solomon's seal 4    Varietas  melleum (Farw.) R. Ownbey common name: smooth Solomon's seal 5    Varietas  necopinum R. Ownbey common name: smooth Solomon's seal
6	Species  canaliculatum auct. non (Muhl. ex Willd.) Pursh syn. Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
7	Species  cobrense (Woot. & Standl.) R.R. Gates common name: McKittrick's Solomon's seal
8	Species  commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) A. Dietr. syn. Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum common name: great Solomon's seal
9	Species  hirsutum (Bosc ex Poir.) Pursh common name: broadleaf Solomon's seal
10	Species  latifolium (Jacq.) Desf. syn. Polygonatum hirsutum
11	Species  melleum Farw. syn. Polygonatum biflorum var. melleum
12	Species  pubescens (Willd.) Pursh common name: hairy Solomon's seal

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.