Asparagaceae
Polygonatum

Polygonatum latifolium (Jacq.) Desf.

First published in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 50 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Europe to NW. Türkiye. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, South European Russia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Germany, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press. [Cited as Polygonatum hirtum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2024). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378128808_ILLUSTRATED_FLORA_of_Albania_Update_101. epublication.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Carter, H.G. [H764] United Kingdom K002869311 No
Wisniewski, T. [330] Romania K002869326 No
Mulford, V.F. [54] Austria K002869335 No
[S. K. Rederbeger] [s.n.] Austria K002869333 No
[H. Livi] [s.n.] K002869312 No
Wisniewski, T. [1735] Bulgaria K002869307 No
Barth, J. [s.n.] K002869330 No
Schneider, C.K. [94] Serbia K002869313 No
Thomas [s.n.] K002869319 No
Barth, J.; Baenitz, C. [s.n.] K002869328 No
Kováts, J.V. [s.n.] Austria K002869323 No
Bener, W. [s.n.] K002869317 No
Domin, K.; Sillinger, P.; Krajina, V. [s.n.] Slovakia K002869332 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [428] Bulgaria K002869306 No
Kováts, J.V. [s.n.] Austria K002869322 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002869315 No
{Jessen} [s.n.] Austria K002869325 No
Barth, J. [s.n.] K002869327 No
Baytop, A. [24457] Türkiye K002869309 No
von Leithner, J. (Baron) [s.n.] K002869316 No
Harris, G.W. [354] Greece K002869305 No
Schneider, C.K. [152] Bulgaria K002869308 No
von Leithner, J. (Baron) [s.n.] Austria K002869321 No
Wisniewski, T. [328] Romania K002869314 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002869310 No
[Sichenlayn] [s.n.] Austria K002869324 No
Rostan, E. [s.n.] K002869334 No
Halácsy [s.n.] Austria K002869329 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002869320 No
von Leithner, J. (Baron) [s.n.] Austria K002869318 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002869331 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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