Asparagaceae
Polygonatum

Polygonatum tessellatum F.T.Wang & Tang

First published in Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 85 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam (Nagaland) to China (W. Yunnan). It is a rhizomatous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, Myanmar

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Floden, A. (2018). Nomenclatural novelties in Polygonatum (Asparagaceae) and notes on some recent species distributions. Annales Botanici Fennici 56: 5-11.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Floden, A. (2018). Nomenclatural novelties in Polygonatum (Asparagaceae) and notes on some recent species distributions. Annales Botanici Fennici 56: 5-11.
  • 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?
Forrest, G. [27082] BU K000820729 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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