Melanthium virginicum

Melanthium virginicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Melanthiaceae
Tribus: Melanthieae
Genus: Melanthium
Species: Melanthium virginicum

Name

Melanthium virginicum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 339 (1753)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Evonyxis virginica (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 29 (1837).
    • Helonias virginica (L.) Sims, Bot. Mag. 25: t. 985 (1807).
    • Leimanthium virginicum (L.) Willd., Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 24 (1808).
    • Veratrum virginicum (L.) W.T.Aiton, (1813).
  • Heterotypic
    • Evonyxis monoica Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 29 (1837).
    • Evonyxis undulata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 29 (1837).
    • Leimanthium monoicum (Walter) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 429 (1826).
    • Melanthium biglandulosum Bertol., Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 2: 316 (1850).
    • Melanthium dispersum Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 606 (1898).
    • Melanthium hybridum Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 419 (1817), nom. illeg.
    • Melanthium laetum Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 195 (1843), nom. illeg.
    • Melanthium monoicum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 241 (1813), nom. illeg.
    • Melanthium monoicum Walter, Fl. Carol.: 125 (1788).
    • Melanthium polygamum Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 25 (1797).
    • Zigadenus hybridus Endl. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 196 (1843), pro syn.
    • Zigadenus monoecus (Walter) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 196 (1843).
    • Zigadenus virginicus Endl. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 195 (1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Central & Eastern USA
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Virginia bunchflower
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