Heteropolygonatum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae. It is native to China, Taiwan and Vietnam.[1][2] The genus includes 12 accepted species.[3]

Heteropolygonatum
Heteropolygonatum alte-lobatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Nolinoideae
Genus: Heteropolygonatum
M.N.Tamura & Ogisu

Some of the species are:

  1. Heteropolygonatum ginfushanicum (F.T.Wang & Tang) M.N.Tamura, S.C.Chen & Turland - Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou
  2. Heteropolygonatum ogisui M.N.Tamura & J.M.Xu - Sichuan
  3. Heteropolygonatum pendulum (Z.G.Liu & X.H.Hu) M.N.Tamura & Ogisu - Sichuan
  4. Heteropolygonatum roseolum M.N.Tamura & Ogisu - Guangxi
  5. Heteropolygonatum urceolatum J.M.H.Shaw - Guangxi, Vietnam
  6. Heteropolygonatum xui W.K.Bao & M.N.Tamura - Sichuan

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 222, 异黄精属 yi huang jing shu, Heteropolygonatum M. N. Tamura & Ogisu in M. N. Tamura et al., Kew Bull. 52: 950. 1997
  3. ^ "Heteropolygonatum M.N.Tamura & Ogisu | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-04.