Maianthemum F.H.Wigg.

First published in Prim. Fl. Holsat.: 14 (1780), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Central America.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Ireland

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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?
López, F.; Espejo, A.; Ceja, J. [2125] Mexico K000401000 Isotype Yes
Delavay, P.J.M. [s.n.] China K002868652 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002868362 Yes
[330] United States K002868989 Yes
[729] United States K002869053 Yes
[658] United States K002868988 Yes
[1183] Canada K002869044 Yes
[4] Canada K002869049 Yes
[s.n.] K002869035 Yes
Mizushima, M. [1260] Japan K002868656 No
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000846025 Unknown Type Material Yes
Janaka, H. [s.n.] Japan K002868671 No
Furuse, M. [47908] Japan K002868653 No
[725] United States K002869005 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002868997 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4659a] China K002868634 No
[s.n.] K002869001 Yes
[10807] Canada K002869073 Yes
[s.n.] K002869031 Yes
[2530] Canada K002869067 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869022 Yes
Tolmie [729] United States K002868991 Yes
Schneider, C. [1077] China K002868649 No
Forrest, G. [5779] China K002868559 No
Wilson, E.H. [4658a] China K002868662 No
[s.n.] K002869030 Yes
[5940] United States K002869046 Yes
[7194] Canada K002869064 Yes
[2708] United States K002869007 Yes
Sprague, M.L.; Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] Norway K002868360 Yes
Licent, É. (Abbé) [7917] China K002868672 No
[218] United States K002869015 Yes
[2379] United States K002869017 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002868366 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002868338 Yes
s.coll. [0875] China K002868669 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [8311] China K002868673 No
[s.n.] K002868995 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002868990 Yes
[1533] Canada K002869071 Yes
Forrest, G. [2279] China K002868645 No
[5156] United States K002869019 Yes
[37] United States K002868986 Yes
Béguinot, A.; Fiori, Adr. [s.n.] K002868369 Yes
Cribb, P.J. [556] China K002868630 No
s.coll. [0506] China K002868650 No
Richardson [s.n.] Canada K002869033 Yes
[2485] United States K002869013 Yes
[117] United States K002868987 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869050 Yes
[723] Canada K002869063 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [8505] Korea, South K002868670 No
Furuse, M. [17292] Japan K002868654 No
Kharkevich, S.; Buch, T. [s.n.] Russia K002868418 Yes
Howick, C.; Warner, R. [WH376] United States K002869123 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002868353 Yes
[2922] United States K002869054 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4658] China K002868632 No
[S. G. King] [s.n.] K002868347 Yes
[s.n.] K002869034 Yes
[15447] United States K002869020 Yes
Irvine, A. [s.n.] K002868345 Yes
Strong; Strong [s.n.] United States K002869120 No
Churchill, G.C. [s.n.] Austria K002868357 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [768] China K002868675 No
[31] United States K002869012 Yes
Maly, K. [s.n.] K002868368 Yes
[1837] United States K002869018 Yes
[Goaverty] [s.n.] K002868349 Yes
Andersson [s.n.] K002868339 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4695] China K002868638 No
Wilson, E.H. [5242] China K002868633 No
Forrest, G. [6857] China K002868557 No
Wilson, E.H. [4659] China K002868664 No
Martindale, G.E. [69] North Macedonia K002868343 Yes
[89] United States K002868992 Yes
Forrest, G. [15938] China K002868462 Yes
Thompson, H.P. (Mrs.) [837] K002868364 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [5232] China K002868629 No
[2794] Canada K002869052 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002868994 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002868348 Yes
[1232] United States K002869008 Yes
[702] United States K002869006 Yes
Forrest, G. [5955] China K002868647 No
[2221] Canada K002869061 Yes
Tsai, H.T. [54249] China K002868461 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002868354 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869056 Yes
[13263] Canada K002869040 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869060 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K002868352 Yes
[3075] Canada K002869072 Yes
[s.n.] K002869000 Yes
s.coll. [0866] China K002868668 No
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Switzerland K002868351 Yes
McLaren, H.D.; Aberconway (Lord) [Mc/L22A] China K002868657 No
Norberg, I.L. [s.n.] United States K002868814 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002868346 Yes
Edwards, O.T. [s.n.] United States K002868811 Yes
Howick, C.; Warner, R. [WH376] United States K002869124 No
[239] United States K002868998 No
[754] United States K002869011 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [5232] China K002868663 No
[4310] Canada K002869066 Yes
[1758] United States K002869004 Yes
[4552] Canada K002869065 Yes
Komarov, V. [404] Korea, South K002868660 No
[158] United States K002869037 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869016 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4659a] China K002868661 No
Thompson, J.M. [6263] United States K002868810 Yes
[696] Canada K002869062 Yes
Kaune, S.M. [467] United States K002869122 No
Wilson, E.H. [3794] China K002868628 No
{Forrest} [5715] China K002868646 No
[s.n.] United States K002868985 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869010 Yes
[H. Mordak] [2026] Russia K002868417 Yes
Monbeig, P. [s.n.] China K002868658 No
[126] United States K002869014 Yes
Warren, E.M. [27] Canada K002869121 No
s.coll. [0919] China K002868651 No
Clarke, C.B. [48903A] K002868367 Yes
Pratt, A.E. [106] China K000099936 Type Yes
[495] Canada K002869051 Yes
Furuse, M. [17292] Japan K002868655 No
Fang, W.P. [1142] China K002868659 No
[s.n.] United States K002869021 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869074 Yes
[684] United States K002869009 Yes
[1041] United States K002869002 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [3332] United States K002868812 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [69] K002868344 Yes
Farr, E.M. [s.n.] Canada K002869125 No
[1256] United States K002868996 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4659] China K002868631 No
[1913] Canada K002869042 Yes
[846] United States K002869003 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869047 Yes
Schneider, C. [3503] China K002868648 No
Wilson, E.H. [3760] China K002868639 No
Cowdry, N.H. [1711] K002868674 No
[Goaver] [s.n.] K002868350 Yes
Van Schaack, G.B. [9] United States K002868813 Yes
Chanet, L.; Serre, J.H. [A387] China K002868667 No
Wilson, E.H. [2067] China K002868666 No
Pratt, A.E. [847] China K000846066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schneider, C. [3499] China K002868560 No
Wyatt, J.W. [5A] Norway K002868355 Yes
Lindberg, V. [s.n.] K002868363 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002868356 Yes
Forrest, G. [12040] China K000846086 Unknown Type Material Yes
[5687] Canada K002869045 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] Norway K002868365 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869036 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869059 Yes
Forrest, G. [26896] BU K000846051 Type Yes
s.coll. [ACE157] China K002868637 No
Wilson, E.H. [4653] China K002868665 No
[110] Canada K002869069 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869070 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869023 Yes
[s.n.] K002869055 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869041 Yes
[s.n.] Canada K002869057 Yes
[20743] Canada K002869048 Yes
Forrest, G. [2280] China K002868558 No
[s.n.] United States K002869068 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869058 Yes
[s.n.] United States K002869043 Yes
Schneider, C. [2131] China Smilacina K002868543 Yes
Mello-Silva, R.; Galdames, C.; Freire-Fierro, A.; Tkach, N.; Drescher, A.; Hernandez, F. [3358] Panama Smilacina K001930012 Yes
Faurie, Rev. P. [4019] Japan Smilacina K002868605 Yes
Faurie, Rev. P. [5894] Japan Smilacina K001617356 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4202] Nepal Smilacina K001038381 Unknown Type Material 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