Asparagaceae
Polygonatum
Polygonatum oppositifolium

Polygonatum oppositifolium var. oppositifolium

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Nepal to N. Myanmar. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families database update import Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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