Berberidaceae
Epimedium

Epimedium acuminatum Franch.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 109 (1886)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central China (to Guangxi). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Xu, Y. & al. (2019). The taxonomic relevance of flower color for Epimedium (Berberidaceae), with morphological and nomenclatural notes for five species from China. PhytoKeys 118: 33-64.
  • Zhang, Y.J., Dang, H.S., Wang, Y., Li, X.W. & Li, J.Q. (2011). A taxonomic revision of unifoliolate Chinese Epimedium L. (Berberidaceae). Kew Bulletin 66: 253-262. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
73629.000 No
73630.000 No
Lancaster [575] 73672.000 No
Bodnant Garden [Y43] 77153.000 No
Lancaster [575] 77130.000 No
Ogisu, M. [94003], China Epimedium chlorandrum K000340099 Yes
Ogisu, M. [94003], China Epimedium chlorandrum K000340098 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0