Streptopus

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Streptopus
Streptopus lanceolatus blooms.jpg
Streptopus lanceolatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Streptopoideae
Genus: Streptopus
Michx.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hexorima Raf.
  • Hekorima Kunth
  • Kruhsea Regel
  • Tortipes Small

Streptopus is a Eurasian and North American genus of flowering plants in the lily family, found primarily in colder and temperate regions.[2] Members of the genus are often referred to as twistedstalk.[3] It is one of the shade-loving genera of the lily family.[4]

Streptopus spp. are perennial herbs spreading by means of underground rhizomes. They generally produce flowers only one or two at a time, these being often small and hidden beneath the leaves and white, greenish-yellow or rose in colour.[2]

Etymology[]

The genus name is a compound of the Greek adjective στρεπτός (streptos) "twisted" and the noun πους (pous) "foot" in reference to the twisted stem bases, as referenced in the English name given above.

Species[]

[1][5][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Utech, Frederick H. (2002). "Streptopus". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 26. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Streptopus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Streptopus". Pacific Bulb Society Wiki.
  5. ^ "Streptopus". County-level distribution maps from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  6. ^ Chen, Xinqi; Tamura, Minoru N. "Streptopus". Flora of China. Vol. 24 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  7. ^ "Genere Streptopus" [Genus Streptopus]. Altervista Flora Italiana.
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