Asparagaceae
Polygonatum

Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce

First published in Ann. Scott. Nat. Hist. 60: 226 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Japan. It is a rhizomatous subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Vietnam

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
  • Denisov, N. (2008). Addition to Vascular flora of the Kozlov island (Peter the Great Gulf, Japanese sea). Turczaninowia 11(4): 29-42.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Grubov, V.I. (2001). Key to the Vascular Plants of Mongolia 1: 1-411. Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield, USA. Plymouth, U.K.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Grubov, V.I. (2001). Key to the Vascular Plants of Mongolia 1: 1-411. Science Publishers, Inc. Enfield, USA. Plymouth, U.K.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Malyschev L.I. & Peschkova , G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 4: 1-238. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1958). Flora Kazakhstana 2: 1-290. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • 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?
Clarke, W.A. [691/3] K002869206 No
Hatanaka, S. [2/33] Japan K002869814 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [5272] China K002869880 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [3894] China K002869878 No
Tatham, J. [1102] K002869186 No
W.B.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002869212 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002869621 No
Wright [s.n.] Japan K002869812 No
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.] Japan K000820984 Isotype Yes
Glehn [s.n.] Russia K002869686 No
[3497] France K002869257 No
Oldham, R. [271] Japan K002869819 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002869203 No
Avent [AIK276] Korea, South K002869873 No
Faurie, P. [4235] Japan K002869810 No
[s.n.] K002869304 No
[illegible] [1784] K002869681 No
s.coll. [1102] K002869184 No
Glehn [s.n.] Russia K002869688 No
A.L. [s.n.] K002869192 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [2090] China K002869867 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2017] United Kingdom K002869183 No
Foord-Kelcey, E. [691/3] K002869193 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002869208 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [5861] China K002869850 No
Glehn [s.n.] Russia K002869685 No
Cowdry, N.H. [s.n.] China K002869849 No
Steward, A.N. [s.n.] China K002869891 No
Wilson, E.H. [195a] China K002869881 No
Shoolbred, W.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002869211 No
[s.n.] France K002869264 No
Airy Shaw, H.K.; Miles Williams, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002869198 No
Rock, J.F. [12241] China K002869879 No
Chiao, C.Y. [s.n.] China K002869890 No
Maximowicz; Tschonoski [s.n.] Japan K002869805 No
[s.n.] Norway K002869218 No
Hancock, W. [148] China K002869865 No
Masarakij, V.; Baranow, A. [s.n.] Russia K002869622 No
Wedgwood, M.L. [s.n.] K002869207 No
Bullock, T.L. [231] China K002869858 No
[s.n.] France K002869261 No
Maries [s.n.] Japan K002869813 No
Wilson, E.H. [195] China K002869845 No
Zimmermann, R. [537] China K002869864 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002869179 No
Savatier, P.A.L. [1259] Japan K002869827 No
Chiao, C.Y. [2705] China K002869861 No
Chiao, C.Y. [2627] China K002869863 No
Henry, A. [5566] China K002869887 No
Murata, G. [885] Japan K002869833 No
Takeda, H. [87] Japan K002869830 No
[3563] France K002869260 No
[illegible] [327] K002869860 No
s.coll. [1322] K002869202 No
Thwaites, G.K. [1192] United Kingdom K002869180 No
McClintock, D. [H197/41] K002869200 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [189] K002869205 No
Fortune, R. [s.n.] Japan K002869817 No
[s.n.] France K002869262 No
[s.n.] K002869217 No
Radde [224] K002869623 No
[s.n.] France K002869265 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002869829 No
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002869857 No
Carles, W.R. [59] K002869839 No
[s.n.] Norway K002869216 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [1392] China K002869866 No
[s.n.] France K002869256 No
Suzuki, S. [449] Japan K002869821 No
Liou, T.N. [1808] China K002869856 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [8856] China K002869851 No
Henry, A. [2020] China K002869883 No
Karo, F. [96] K002869682 No
Bullock, T.L. [232] China K002869848 No
Fang, W.P. [4379] China K002869886 No
Furuse, M. [47786] Japan K002869822 No
Oldham [676] Japan K002869835 No
Maximowicz [s.n.] Japan K002869815 No
Wright, C. [85] Japan K002869809 No
Wilson, E.H. [300] China K002869885 No
Furuse, M. [47786] Japan K002869823 No
Flanagan, M.; Kirkham, A. [ESUS137] K002869679 No
[P. Odorahm] [s.n.] Japan K002869831 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K000820986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fleming, L. [s.n.] K002869677 No
Takeda, H. [362] Japan K002869820 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002869196 No
Elwes, H.J.; Watanabe, K. [s.n.] Japan K002869808 No
Hodgkin, E. [16] Morocco K002869609 No
Wilson, E.H. [2060] China K002869844 No
[s.n.] Norway K002869215 No
[28940] Norway K002869219 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] K002869191 No
Sprague, T.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002869199 No
Purdom, W. [15] China K002869874 No
Taquet [1607] K002869840 No
Marshall, E.S. [s.n.] K002869201 No
Liang, H.Y. [61750] China K002869893 No
Wilson, A.; Britton, C.E. [1494] K002869188 No
Solomon, J.; Barkalov, V. [19861] Russia K002869676 No
[9325] France K002869245 No
Forrest, G. [17959] China K002869888 No
Worsdell, W.C. [691/3] K002869195 No
[illegible] [364] China K002869862 No
K:SPC-70000.556 No
[s.n.] K002869303 No
Hibbert, E.A. [67] Mongolia K002869671 No
Fleming, L. [s.n.] K002869680 No
Furuse, M. [26120] Japan K002869834 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [1881] United Kingdom K002869190 No
Liou, T.N. [1808] China K002869855 No
[L. Churet] [1293] K002869846 No
Hibbert [18/66] Mongolia K002869670 No
Henry, A. [3849] China K002869884 No
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002869876 No
Przewalski, N.M. [s.n.] China K002869870 No
Dunn [s.n.] Korea, South K002869841 No
Karo; Komarov, V. [410] K002869683 No
Dunn, S.T. [4248] Korea, South K002869837 No
Macgregor, D. [2] China K002869889 No
{Maximowicz} [s.n.] Japan K002869828 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [1881] United Kingdom K:SPC-02460.000 No
[20188] Slovakia K002869266 No
Sinker, C.A. [13] K002869187 No
Taquet [1606] Korea, South K002869838 No
Matthew, C.G. [713] K002869859 No
Flanagan, M.; Kirkham, A. [ESUS137] K002869678 No
Carles, W.R. [s.n.] Korea, South K002869842 No
Kanai, H. [10696] Japan K002869824 No
[s.n.] France K002869255 No
Komarov [s.n.] K002869673 No
Mameev, S. [118] K002869684 No
Giraldi, G. [s.n.] China K002869869 No
Liou, K.M. [2176] China K002869853 No
Rao, K.S. [3852] China K002869868 No
[s.n.] France K002869263 No
Shoolbred, W.A. [1494] K002869209 No
Greatrex [18/33] Japan K002869806 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002869807 No
Russell, F.; Tatham, J. [1102] K002869178 No
Faurie, U.J. [440] Japan K000820985 Isosyntype Yes
s.coll. [Rend23&24] China K002869847 No
Marshall, E.S. [s.n.] K002869210 No
Mills, R.G. [80] K002869843 No
[Howson] [3] K002869185 No
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002869877 No
David, J.P.A. [1767] China K000820705 Isotype Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002869875 No
Watanabe, K. [s.n.] Japan K002869825 No
Wilson, A. [1494] K002869189 No
Law, Y.W. [1024] China K002869892 No
Wright, C. [s.n.] Japan K002869811 No
Koyama, T.M. [NSM230] Japan K002869832 No
Chun, N.K.; Tso, C.L. [44186] China K002869894 No
[s.n.] K002869258 No
Airy Shaw, H.K.; Miles Williams, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002869204 No
Avent [AIK013] Korea, South K002869872 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002869826 No
Playfair, D.T. [1494] K002869182 No
Wilson [s.n.] China K002869882 No
Liou, K.M. [908] China K002869854 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K002869687 No
Maximowicz [s.n.] K002869672 No
Airy Shaw, H.K.; Miles Williams, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002869197 No
Licent, É. (Abbé) [8146] China K002869852 No

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