Liliaceae
Cardiocrinum

Cardiocrinum giganteum (Wall.) Makino

First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 125 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to Central China. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hara, H., Stearn, W.T. & Williams, H.J. (1978). An Enumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 1: 1-154. Trustees of British Museum, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Noltie, H.J. (1994). Flora of Bhutan 3(1): 1-456. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Singh, N.P. & Sanjappa, M. (eds.) (2006). Alliaceae, Liliaceae, Trilliaceae & Uvulariaceae. Fascicles of Flora of India 23: 1-134. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Drummond, J.R. [23158] India K003948008 Yes
Hook, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003948000 Yes
Edgeworth [100] K003948021 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25040] India K003948006 Yes
Edgeworth [100] K003948019 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23158] India K003948003 Yes
Gould, B.J. [228] Bhutan K003948016 Yes
Younghusband, F.E. [s.n.] India K003948012 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23158] India K003948004 Yes
Thomson, T. [1287] India K003948031 Yes
Zhen-yu, L.; et al. [892712] China K003948010 Yes
Hook, J.D. [s.n.] India K003948014 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [1286] India K003948029 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [835] Nepal K003948018 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [1] India K003948032 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [6095] India K003948020 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26547] India K003948007 Yes
Hook, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003947999 Yes
K:SPC-29047.099 No
Drummond, J.R. [25039] India K003948009 Yes
Ribu; Rhomoo [6140] India K003948011 Yes
Hook, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K001666647 Yes
Hook, J.D. [s.n.] India K003948013 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23505] India K003948022 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003948002 Yes
Hook, J.D. [s.n.] India K003947998 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] India K003948023 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26553] India K003948030 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10031] India K003948015 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26912] India K003948028 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [835] Nepal K003948017 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26912] India K003948024 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal K000523917 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [s.n.] Nepal K000523918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Duthie, J.F. [971] India K003948025 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003948026 Yes
Hook, J.D.; Thomson, T. [1318] India K003947997 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] United Kingdom K001393010 No
Clarke, C.B. [7355] India K003948001 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [25039] India K003948005 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [1247] China K003947945 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23505] India K003948027 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5075] Nepal Lilium giganteum K001104665 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5075] Nepal Lilium giganteum K001104667 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5075] Nepal Lilium giganteum K001104666 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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