Polygonatum falcatum var. falcatum

This variety is accepted

The native range of this variety is S. Korea, Central & S. Japan. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Japan, Korea

Polygonatum canaliculatum var. sublanceolatum Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 148 (1867)
Polygonatum falcatum f. robustum Makino in Y.Iinuma, Somoku-Dzusetsu, ed. 3, 2: 450 (1910)
Polygonatum falcatum var. tenuiflorum (Koidz.) Ohwi in Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 68 (1953)
Polygonatum kiotense N.Yonez. in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 49: 19 (1998)
Polygonatum stenanthum Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 34 (1913)
Polygonatum tenuiflorum Koidz. in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 33: 112 (1919)
Polygonatum umbellatum H.Lév. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 495 (1913), nom. illeg.

Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
Tamura, M.N. (2008). Biosystematic studies on the genus Polygonatum (Asparagaceae) V. Taxonomic revision of species in Japan. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 59: 15-29.

Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
	Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.], Japan	Polygonatum stenanthum	K000820983		Yes

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