Melanthiaceae
Veratrum

Veratrum mengtzeanum O.Loes.

First published in Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 68: 145 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SW. Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou) to N. Thailand. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, Thailand

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Santisuk, T. & Balslev, H. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Thailand 13(3): 429-556. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Trias-Blasi, A. & Suksathan, P. (2013). Delimination in the Veratrum mengtzeanum - V. chiengdaoense complex (Melanthiaceae) in Thailand based on morphology, with commentary on conservation status. Phytotaxa 96: 54-62.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Trias-Blasi, A. & Suksathan, P. (2013). Delimination in the Veratrum mengtzeanum - V. chiengdaoense complex (Melanthiaceae) in Thailand based on morphology, with commentary on conservation status. Phytotaxa 96: 54-62.
  • 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 11, 1937 Henry, A. [9979] China K000400441 Isolectotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002776523 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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