Asphodelaceae
Hemerocallis

Hemerocallis thunbergii Barr

First published in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 4: 132 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Japan (E. & S. Hokkaido). It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chung, M.G. & Kang, S.S. (1994). Morphometric analysis of the genus Hemerocallis L. (Liliaceae) in Korea. Journal of Plant Research 107: 165-175. [Cited as Hemerocallis vespertina.]
  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press. [Cited as Hemerocallis yezoensis.]
  • Noguchi, J. & Hong, D.Y. (2004). Multiple origins of the Japanese nocturnal Hemerocallis citrina var. vespertina (Asparagales: Hemerocallidaceae): Evidence from noncoding chloroplast DNA sequences and morphology. International Journal of Plant Sciences 165: 219-230. [Cited as Hemerocallis flava var. vespertina.]
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. [Cited as Hemerocallis vespertina.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.], Japan K000499113 Unknown type material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0