Asparagaceae
Maianthemum

Maianthemum dilatatum (Alph.Wood) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.

First published in Bot. Gaz. 61: 30 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mongolia to Japan, Alaska to NW. California. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Aleutian Is., Amur, British Columbia, California, Chita, Idaho, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Mongolia, Oregon, Primorye, Sakhalin, Washington, Yukon

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Denisov, N. (2008). Addition to Vascular flora of the Kozlov island (Peter the Great Gulf, Japanese sea). Turczaninowia 11(4): 29-42.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Grubov, V.I. (2001). Key to the Vascular Plants of Mongolia 1: 1-411. Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield, USA. Plymouth, U.K.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2013). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 16. Taxon 62: 1355-1360.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Grubov, V.I. (2001). Key to the Vascular Plants of Mongolia 1: 1-411. Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield, USA. Plymouth, U.K.
  • Hultén, E.O.G. (1960). Flora of the Aleutian Islands and westernmost Alaska Peninsula: with notes on the flora of Commander Islands, ed. 2: 1-376. Weinheim : J. Cramer ; New York : Hafner Pub. Co.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import
  • US-FDA GSRS (2025)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brummitt, R.K.; Hayasaka, E.; Ye bin [20248] Japan K002868473 Yes
Kanai, H. [8673] Japan K002868479 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Stewart, K.J. [422] Canada K002868794 Yes
Furuse, M. [43187] Japan K002868484 Yes
Lyall [s.n.] Canada K002868793 No
Ohashi, H.; Brummitt, R.K.; Nakai, H.; Hayasaka, E. [99191] Japan K002868475 Yes
Kanai, H. [6489] Japan K002868477 Yes
Takahashi, H. [477] Japan K002868486 Yes
Furuse, M. [42231] Japan K002868478 Yes
Furuse, M. [22795] Japan K002868485 Yes
Ohba, H.; Niyamoto, M.; Hasegawa, E. [70755] Japan K002868476 Yes
Gizha, A. [s.n.] Russia K002868450 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [s.n.] Russia K002868449 Yes
Ohashi, H.; Brummitt, R.K.; Nakai, H.; Hayasaka, E. [99087] Japan K002868474 Yes
Hayata [s.n.] Japan K002868481 Yes
Furuse, M. [26070] Japan K002868483 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000846024 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [20781] Russia K002868451 Yes
Furuse, M. [19373] Japan K002868482 Yes
Beyer; Erskine; Cowley [091] Korea, South K002868488 Yes
Watanabe, K. [s.n.] Japan K002868480 Yes
Barclay, G.W. [s.n.] United States K000846023 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002868448 Yes
Takahashi, H. [477] Japan K002868487 Yes
Elwes, H.J.; Watanabe, K. [s.n.] Japan Maianthemum kamtschaticum K002868453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Maianthemum kamtschaticum K002868456 Yes
Komarov, V.L. [s.n.] Russia Maianthemum kamtschaticum K002868455 Yes
Jacobs, M. [1092] Netherlands Maianthemum kamtschaticum K002868457 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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