Asparagaceae

Hosta Tratt.

First published in Arch. Gewächsk. 1: 55 (1812), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Russian Far East to China, Japan.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

China North-Central

Native to:

Amur, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin

Introduced into:

Bulgaria, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Germany, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Romania, South European Russia, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Schmid, W.G. (1991). The Genus Hosta Giboshi Zoku: 1-428. B.T.Batsford Ltd., London.

Other Data

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Sources

  • 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

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