Asparagaceae
Polygonatum

Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle

First published in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 380 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China and N. Myanmar. It is a scrambling rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Floden, A., Nwe, T.Y. & Armstrong, K.E. (2023). A new Polygonatum, P. bifolium (Asparagaceae: Nolinoideae: Polygonateae) from Myanmar and a checklist of the species known to occur there. Novon 31: 169-177.
  • 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.
  • Rechinger, K.H., Browicz, K., Persson, K. & Wendelbo, P. (1990). Flora Iranica 165: 1-194. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
Nov 14, 2011 Poilane, M. [26044] Vietnam K000524258 No
Jun 13, 1989 Griffith [2653] India K001045009 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002860321 No
Forrest, G. [5782] China K002860048 No
Schneider, C. [3496] China K002860047 No
Forrest, G. [2344] China K002860041 No
Gould, B.J. [239] Bhutan K002860319 No
Norton, E. [86] China K002860019 No
Guthrie, J. [s.n.] China K002860023 No
Soulié, J.A. [s.n.] China K002860024 No
Wilson, E.H. [4666] China K002860028 No
Przewalski, N.M. [s.n.] China K002860026 No
Bor, N.L. [2762] India K002860342 No
Farges, R.P. [204] China K002860032 No
Collett, H. [983] K002860310 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002860341 No
Norton, E. [140] China K002860017 No
Schneider, C. [4076] China K002860033 No
Rock, J.F. [13987] China K002860015 No
Bedi, R. [11] Bhutan K002860318 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002860336 No
Wilson, E.H. [4666] China K002860027 No
Monbeig, P.T. [s.n.] China K002860044 No
{J. M. L. Lady; Legge, J.M.} [20] India K002860315 No
Gamble, J.S. [4499A] India K002860311 No
Rock, J.F. [14082] China K002860022 No
s.coll. [5501-B] China K002860025 No
[J.J.D.] [1280] India K002860325 No
Hingston, R.W.G. [291] China K002860014 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002860339 No
{Chungtien-Lijiang-Dali Expedition} [1435] China K002860049 No
Drummond, J.R. [22698] India K002860326 No
Forrest, G. [8674] China K002860036 No
Younghusband, F.E. [s.n.] India K002860334 No
Brandis [s.n.] India K002860329 No
Forest, G. [5782] China K002860043 No
Edgeworth, M.P. [129] India K002860330 No
Hooker [s.n.] India K001045010 No
Gamble, J.S. [4298A] India K002860313 No
{Chungtien-Lijiang-Dali Expedition} [1436] China K002860040 No
Simmons; Erskine; Howick; McNamara [SICH599] China K002860034 No
Gammie, G.A. [348] India K002860335 No
Gamble, J.S. [6231A] India K002860324 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002860338 No
{Sino-British Expedition to Cangshan 1981} [0882] China K002860038 No
Walsh, E.H. [67] China K002860018 No
Wilson, E.H. [4665] China K002860031 No
Gould, B.J. [255] Bhutan K002860320 No
Forrest, G. [5752] China K002860046 No
{Faber, Ernst (Rev.)} [969] China K002860030 No
{J. M. L. Lady; Legge, J.M.} [21] India K002860316 No
Norton, E. [293] China K002860016 No
Duthie, J.F. [4446] India K001666759 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002860340 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002860337 No
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [4] China K002860021 No
Drummond, J.R. [23084] India K002860327 No
{Chungtien-Lijiang-Dali Expedition} [320] China K002860045 No
Howick (Lord); McNamara, W. [HOMC1442] China K002860035 No
Monbeig, P. [s.n.] China K002860029 No
Watt, G. [6286] India K001045012 No
Monbeig, P.T. [s.n.] China K002860039 No
{Sino-British Expedition to Cangshan (1981)} [0590] China K002860037 No
Drummond, J.R. [22698] India K002860328 No
Griffith [5849] K001045011 No
Watt, G. [6782] K001045013 No
Rich, H.H. [1033] India K002860317 No
Bor, N.L. [14489] India K002860314 No
Wallich [5136] India K001045014 No
Soulié, J.A. [199] China K002860020 No
Forrest, G. [16384] China K002860042 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002860312 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5136] Nepal Convallaria cirrhifolia K000639337 Unknown Type Material Yes

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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