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Polygonatum

The genus Polygonatum is in the family Asparagaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Polygonatum

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Polygonatum acuminatifolium Kom. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum adnatum S.Yun Liang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum alcatum A. Gray Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum altelobatum Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum alternicirrhosum Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum amabile Yatabe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum arisanense Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum × azegamii (Ohwi) M.N.Tamura Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum beyrodtianum Engl. & Graebn. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum brevistylum Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum × buschianum Tzvelev Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum buschianum Tzvelev Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum cathcartii Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum chingshuishanianum S.S.Ying Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum cryptanthum H.Lév. & Vaniot Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum cryptanthum H. Lév. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum curvistylum Hua Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum × desoulavyi Kom. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum desoulayi Kom. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum × domonense Satake Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum domonense Satake Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum falcatum A.Gray Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Polygonatum filipes Merr. ex C.Jeffrey & McEwan Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum franchetii Hua Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum geminiflorum Decne. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum glaberrimum K.Koch Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum gracile P.Y.Li Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum graminifolium Hook. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum grandicaule Y.S.Kim, B.U.Oh & C.G.Jang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum griffithii Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum hirtellum Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum hirtum (Bosc ex Poir.) Pursh Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum hookeri Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum humile Fisch. ex Maxim. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum × hybridum Brügger Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum inflatum Kom. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum infundiflorum Y.S.Kim, B.U.Oh & C.G.Jang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum involucratum (Franch. & Sav.) Maxim. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum jinzhaiense D.C.Zhang & J.Z.Shao Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum kingianum Collett & Hemsl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum lasianthum Maxim. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum leiboense S.C.Chen & D.Q.Liu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum longipedunculatum S.Yun Liang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum longistylum Y.Wan ex C.Z.Gao Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum macranthum (Maxim.) Koidz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum macropodum Turcz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum megaphyllum P.Y.Li Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum miserum Satake Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum nervulosum Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum nodosum Hua Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 3
Polygonatum omeiense Z.Y.Zhu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum oppositifolium (Wall.) Royle Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum orientale Desf. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum prattii Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum × pseudopolyanthemum Miscz. ex Grossh. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum punctatum Royle ex Kunth Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum robustum (Korsh.) Nakai Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum roseum (Ledeb.) Kunth Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum sewerzowii Regel Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum sibiricum F.Delaroche Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum sibiricum Redouté Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum singalilense H.Hara Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum sparsifolium F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum stenophyllum Maxim. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum stewartianum Diels Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum × tamaense H.Hara Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum tessellatum F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum tsinlingense Tsui Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum velenovskyi Rohlena Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum vietnamicum L.I.Abramova Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum wardii F.T.Wang & Tang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum zanlanscianense Pamp. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Polygonatum zhejiangense X.J. Xue & H. Yao Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Polygonatum zhejiangensis X.J.Xue & H.Yao Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 254 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Polygonatum. Of these 71 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 105 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Polygonatum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 254 species names for the genus Polygonatum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 71 28.0%
Synonym 173 68.1%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 10 3.9%

All names

The status of the 359 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Polygonatum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
Accepted 75 20.9%
Synonym 274 76.3%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 10 2.8%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 254 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Polygonatum, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 70 170 0 0 240 94.5%
Medium confidence 1 3 0 0 4 1.6%
Low confidence 0 0 0 10 10 3.9%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Polygonatum is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 3 0 7 0 11 4.3%
WCSP 70 170 0 3 0 243 95.7%