Polygonatum, Miller, 1754

Singh, Ankit, Singh, Harsh & Nautiyal, Mohan Chandra, 2022, Polygonatum tungnathensis (Asparagaceae), a new species from Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India, Phytotaxa 554 (2), pp. 163-175 : 172

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.554.2.5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6820942

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038D7E5F-133D-6D14-FF1F-FF0FFF95C52B

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Plazi

scientific name

Polygonatum
status

 

Key to the genus Polygonatum View in CoL from Western Himalaya

1a. Leaves opposite ......................................................................................................................................................... P. graminifolium View in CoL

1b. Leaves alternate or whorled................................................................................................................................................................2

2a. Stem less than 10 cm; flowers erect ..................................................................................................................................... P. hookeri View in CoL

2b. Stem more than 20 cm, flowers pendulous ........................................................................................................................................3

3a. Leaves alternate............................................................................................................................................................. P. multiflorum View in CoL

3b. Leaves whorled...................................................................................................................................................................................4

4a. Leaf apex curved or coiled, tendril-like ........................................................................................................................ P.cirrhifolium View in CoL

4b. Leaf apex acute, straight, not curved or coiled...................................................................................................................................5

5a. Leaves broad lanceolate; pedicel with bractlets ......................................................................................................... P. tungnathensis

5b. Leaves narrowly lanceolate; pedicel without bractlets................................................................................................ P. verticillatum View in CoL

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