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147.0000 Family Asparagaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 40 (1789), nom. cons., s. l.
ca. 140 genera, ca. 3400 spp. The family is nowadays expanded very much to include all of former Asparagales (from Tecophilaeaceae to Ruscaceae)
Species listed in database: 3624; hybrids: 35
= Agavaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 57, 58 (1829), nom. cons.
= Anemarrhenaceae Conran, M.W.Chase & Rudall; Kew Bull. 52: 995 (1997)
= Anthericaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 27 (1858)
= Aphyllanthaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 421, 1153 (1835), Family
= Aspidistraceae Hassk.; Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. [Hasskarl] 32 (1844)
= Behniaceae Conran, M.W.Chase & Rudall; Kew Bull. 52: 996 (1997)
= Chlorogalaceae Doweld & Reveal; Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 53 (2005)
= Convallariaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 53 (1834)
= Dracaenaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 73 (1866), nom. cons.
= Eriospermaceae Orb.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 5: 402 (1845)
= Eucomidaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 16 (1866)
= Eustrephaceae Chupov; Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 79(3): 7 (1994)
= Herreriaceae Kunth; Enum. Pl. [Kunth] 5: 290 (1850)
= Hesperocallidaceae Traub; Pl. Life (Stanford) 28: 131 (1972)
= Hostaceae B.Mathew; Kew Bull. 43: 302 (1988)
= Hyacinthaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 315 (1797), Family
= Lachenaliaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 20 (1866)
= Laxmanniaceae Bubani; Fl. Pyren. [Bubani] 4: 111 (1902), Family
= Lomandraceae Lotsy; Vortr. Bot. Stammesgesch. 3: 761 (1911)
= Nolinaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Gen. Sect. ... nov. ed.]: 226 (1943)
= Ophiopogonaceae Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 397, Comm. 308 (1842)
= Ornithogalaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 33 (1866)
= Peliosanthaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 63 (1866)
= Polygonataceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 63 (1866)
= Ruscaceae M.Roem.; Handb. Allg. Bot. [M.J.Römer] 3: 446 (1840), nom. cons.
= Sansevieriaceae Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 12: 779 (1936)
= Scillaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 267, 284 (1818)
= Themidaceae Salisb.; Gen. Pl. [Salisbury] 84 (1866), Family
= Tupistraceae Schnizl.; Iconogr. Fam. Regn. Veg. 1: 72 (1846)
= Yuccaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 8 (1858)
147.3203 Genus Heteropolygonatum M.N.Tamura & Ogisu; Kew Bull. 52(4): 950-951 (1997)
Distribution: China (epiphytic). Probably a synonym of Polygonatum.
Species listed in database: 15
species :
Heteropolygonatum altelobatum (Hayata) Y.H.Tseng, H.Y.Tzeng & C.T.Chao; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 50(1-2): 91 (2013)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum altelobatum Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 229 (1915)
species :
Heteropolygonatum alternicirrhosum (Hand.-Mazz.) Floden; Phytotaxa 188(4): 222 (2014)
Distribution: China (SW-Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum alternicirrhosum Hand.-Mazz.; Symb. Sin. 7(5): 1209 (1936)
= Polygonatum racemosum F.T.Wang & Tang; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 286 (1937)
species :
Heteropolygonatum anomalum (Hua) Floden; Phytotaxa 188(4): 222 (2014)
Distribution: China (Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum anomalum Hua; J. Bot. [Morot] 6(22): 420-421 (1892)
species :
Heteropolygonatum binatifolium (S.R.Yi & H.X.Zhu) G.W.Hu, Yu L.Zhou & Q.F.Wang; Phytotaxa 682(3): 276 (2025)
Distribution: China (Guizhou)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum binatifolium S.R.Yi & H.X.Zhu; Phytotaxa 549(2): 248 (2022)
species :
Heteropolygonatum farreri Floden; Edinburgh J. Bot. 82-2057: 3 (2025)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Myanmar
36 CHI 41 MYA
species :
Heteropolygonatum ginfushanicum (F.T.Wang & Tang) M.N.Tamura, S.C.Chen & Turland; Novon 10(2): 157 (2000)
Distribution: China (NE-Guizhou, SW-Hubei, SE-Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum ginfushanicum (F.T.Wang & Tang) F.T.Wang & Tang; Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5(3): 261, f. 1 (1983)
= Smilacina ginfushanica F.T.Wang & Tang; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 15: 249, t. 14: 3-5 (1978)
species :
Heteropolygonatum hainanense Floden; Phytotaxa 369(1): 59 (2018)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Heteropolygonatum marmoratum (H.Lév.) Floden; Phytotaxa 188(4): 223 (2014)
Distribution: China
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum marmoratum H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7(152-156): 384-385 (1909)
= Disporopsis mairei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11(286-290): 303 (1912)
= Polygonatum longipedunculatum S.Yun Liang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25: 64 (1987)
= Polygonatum sinomairei F.T.Wang & Tang; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Bot. 7: 84 (1936)
species :
Heteropolygonatum ogisui M.N.Tamura & J.M.Xu; Bot. Mag., n. s. 18: 92 (2001)
Distribution: China
36 CHI
species :
Heteropolygonatum parcefolium (F.T.Wang & Tang) Floden; Phytotaxa 188(4): 223 (2014)
Distribution: China
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum parcefolium F.T.Wang & Tang; Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 6: 216 (1949)
species :
Heteropolygonatum pendulum (Z.G.Liu & X.H.Hu) M.N.Tamura & Ogisu; Kew Bull. 52(4): 951 (1997)
Distribution: China (WC-Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Polygonatum pendulum Z.G.Liu & X.H.Hu; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 22(5): 426-427, f. 1 (1984)
species :
Heteropolygonatum roseolum M.N.Tamura & Ogisu; Kew Bull. 52(4): 951-952, f. 1 (1997)
Distribution: China (EC-Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Heteropolygonatum wugongshanensis G.X.Chen, Ying Meng & J.W.Xiao; Phytotaxa 328(2): 194 (2017)
Distribution: China (Jiangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Heteropolygonatum xishuiense Xiao Wang bis & M.Q.Han; PhytoKeys 271: 75 (2026)
Distribution: China (Guizhou)
36 CHI
species :
Heteropolygonatum xui W.K.Bao & M.N.Tamura; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 49: 143 (1998)
Distribution: China (C-Sichuan)
36 CHI
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