Nartheciaceae
Aletris

Aletris spicata (Thunb.) Franch.

First published in J. Bot. (Morot) 10: 199 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China to S. Central & Central Japan and Philippines (N. Luzon). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Malaya

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Taiwan

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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the Southern Ryukyu Islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Insitition Press, Washington.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1979-1983). Flora Malesiana 9: 1-600. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"
  • MPNS Import

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Potanin [s.n.] China K003909745 Yes
Oldham, R. [563] Taiwan K003909756 Yes
Furuse, M. [8428] Japan K003909740 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003909752 Yes
Everard, C.W. [s.n.] China K003909747 Yes
Furuse, M. [44384] Japan K003909736 Yes
Furuse, M. [5535] Japan K003909738 Yes
Furuse, M. [8246] Japan K003909735 Yes
Faber [s.n.] China K003909753 Yes
Furuse, M. [44070] Japan K003909737 Yes
Steward, A.N. [s.n.] China K003909749 Yes
Carpenter, A. [12] China K003909750 Yes
Togasi, M. [1507] Japan K003909732 Yes
Furuse, M. [8428] Japan K003909739 Yes
s.coll. [[50]] Japan K003909733 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [s.n.] China K003909754 Yes
Fang, W.P. [800] China K003909748 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [40303] Philippines K003909899 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K003909731 Yes
Xiao Bai-Zhong [3990] China K003909755 Yes
Henry, T.C. [249] China K003909743 Yes
Henry, A. [1748] China K003909744 Yes
{Faber, E. (Rev.)} [895] China K003909751 Yes
Furuse, M. [45309] Japan K003909741 Yes
Fortune, R.; [36] China K003909746 Yes
Bisset, J. [858] Japan K003909734 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2650] China K003909742 Yes
Wright, C. [346] Japan Aletris japonica K003909659 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7346] China Aletris japonica K003909649 Yes
s.coll. [36] China Aletris japonica K003909641 Yes
Merill, E.D. [4801] Philippines Aletris japonica K003909897 Yes
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] Japan Aletris japonica K003909644 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [s.n.] Japan Aletris japonica K003909647 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Aletris japonica K003909656 Yes
Price, W.R. [288] Taiwan Aletris japonica K003909664 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan Aletris japonica K003909645 Yes
[Buaqer] [s.n.] Japan Aletris japonica K003909640 Yes
Price, W.R. [288] Taiwan Aletris japonica K003909662 Yes
Ford, C. [s.n.] Taiwan Aletris japonica K003909660 Yes
[illegible] [693] Japan Aletris japonica K003909646 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7542] China Aletris japonica K003909654 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan Aletris japonica K003909639 Yes
Jacobs, M. [7426] Malaysia Aletris japonica K003909898 Yes
Bourne, F.S.A. [s.n.] China Aletris japonica K003909648 Yes
Merill, E.D. [4685] Philippines Aletris japonica K003909896 Yes
Carles, W.R. [460] China Aletris japonica K003909650 Yes
Wilson [189] China Aletris japonica K003909651 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan Aletris japonica K000901081 Unknown Type Material Yes
Potanin [s.n.] China Aletris japonica K003909653 Yes
Barchet [731] China Aletris japonica K003909657 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [2840] China Aletris japonica K003909652 Yes
Wilford, C. [866] Japan Aletris japonica K003909658 Yes
Price, W.R. [288] Taiwan Aletris japonica K003909663 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China Aletris japonica K003909655 Yes
Maingay, A.C. [824] Japan Aletris japonica K003909643 Yes
Loher, A. [1607] Philippines Aletris japonica K003909895 Yes
C.F. [13] Taiwan Aletris japonica K003909661 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] China Aletris japonica K003909642 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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