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Melanthiaceae

Paris

Paris yunnanensis Franch.

First published in Mem. Soc. Philom. Cent. (Paris) 24: 290 (1888)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to S. China and N. Myanmar. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

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Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Tibet

Homotypic Synonyms

Daiswa yunnanensis (Franch.) Takht. in Brittonia 35: 257 (1983)
Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz. in Symb. Sin. 7: 1216 (1936)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Daiswa birmanica Takht. in Brittonia 35: 259 (1983)
Paris aprica H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 265 (1909)
Paris atrata H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 536 (1913)
Paris birmanica (Takht.) H.Li & Noltie in Edinburgh J. Bot. 54: 351 (1997)
Paris cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot in Mem. Pontif. Accad. Romana Nuovi Lincei 24: 354 (1906)
Paris christii H.Lév. in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 12: 255 (1903)
Paris daliensis H.Li & V.G.Soukup in Acta Bot. Yunnan., Suppl. 5: 15 (1992)
Paris franchetiana H.Lév. in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 12: 256 (1903)
Paris gigas H.Lév. & Vaniot in Mem. Pontif. Accad. Romana Nuovi Lincei 24: 354 (1906)
Paris mercieri H.Lév. in Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot., sér. 3, 12: 255 (1903)
Paris pinfaensis H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 265 (1909)
Paris polyphylla var. emeiensis H.X.Yin, Hao Zhang & D.Xue in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 45: 823 (2007)
Paris polyphylla var. nana H.Li in Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 6(1): 123 (1986)
Paris polyphylla f. velutina H.Li & Noltie in Edinburgh J. Bot. 54: 352 (1997)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Liliales

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Family
Melanthiaceae

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Genus
Paris

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Species
Paris yunnanensis

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Ji, Y. (2021). A monograph of Paris (Melanthiaceae): 1-203. Science press Beijing.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

Ji, Y. (2021). A monograph of Paris (Melanthiaceae): 1-203. Science press Beijing.
Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

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