Liriope Lour.

First published in Fl. Cochinch.: 200 (1790)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is China to Japan and N. Philippines.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

West Himalaya

Native to:

Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Italy, Maryland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Shiu Ying Hu [12759] Hong Kong K002894593 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002894599 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [30439] Vietnam K002894605 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [30729] Vietnam K002894601 Yes
Macgregor, D. [s.n.] China K002894590 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [6264B] K002894597 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [27338] Vietnam K002894607 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29131] Vietnam K002894603 Yes
Macgregor, D. [s.n.] China K002894591 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [30554] Vietnam K002894606 Yes
Schickhoff, U. [423] Pakistan K002894596 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29409] Vietnam K002894608 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [6264C] K002894600 Yes
{Baker; Wallich} [5] Nepal K002894594 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [4073] China K002894592 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [27262] Vietnam K002894602 Yes
Taam, Y.W. [384] China K002894589 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [27171] Vietnam K002894604 Yes
Hancock, A.D. [49] Hong Kong K002894495 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [2304] India K002894598 Yes

Sources

  • 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.
  • 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