Convallaria
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The plant genus Convallaria belongs to the subfamily Nolinoideae within the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). The three or so species are widespread in the temperate latitudes of the northern hemisphere .
description
Convallaria species grow as perennial herbaceous plants . A rhizome has five to seven shoots, of which the flowering two and the non-flowering one or two leaves. The flowers are white and bell-shaped and hang. They give off a distinct, sweet odor.
Systematics
The genus Convallaria today belongs to the subfamily Nolinoideae within the family Asparagaceae . It was previously placed in the Convallariaceae, Liliaceae or Ruscaceae families.
The number of species is controversial. Some authors mention about eight species. The Flora of China and Flora of North America name only one species, so the genus would be monotypical.
The genus Convallaria was first published in 1753 by Carl von Linné in Species Plantarum , 1st edition pp. 314-316. The generic name Convallaria is derived from the Latin word convallis for " basin " and refers to a "lily of the valleys" ( lilium convallium ) mentioned in the Bible (Song of Solomon 2.1 ), which was interpreted as a lily of the valley.
The genus Convallaria consists of the following three species:
- Convallaria keiskei Miq. (Syn .: Convallaria majalis var. Keiskei (Miq.) Makino ): It occurs from southeastern Siberia to Japan, Korea and Myanmar.
- Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis L. ): It is native to Europe to the Caucasus.
- Convallaria pseudomajalis W Bartram (Syn .: Convallaria montana Raf. , Convallaria majalis var. Montana H.E. Ahles ): It occurs in the central and eastern United States.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Katrien Vandepitte, Isabel Roldán-Ruiz, Hans Jacquemyn, Olivier Honnay: Extremely low genotypic diversity and sexual reproduction in isolated populations of the self-incompatible lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis) and the role of the local forest environment . In: Annals of Botany . tape 105 , no. 5 , 2010, p. 769-776 , doi : 10.1093 / aob / mcq042 (English).
- ^ Convallaria in GRIN.
- ↑ First publication scanned at botanicus.org .
- ^ Convallaria in Tropicos .
- ↑ Ev.-Luth. Lübeck-Lauenburg Church District: Why Lilies of the Valley? ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Gerhard Eis and Hans J. Vermeer (eds.): Gabriel von Lebenstein's booklet 'From the burned waters'. Stuttgart 1965 (= publications of the International Society for the History of Pharmacy. New Series, 27), p. 30
- ^ Heinrich Marzell : Our medicinal plants: Their history and their position in folklore. 2nd edition (under the title History and Folklore of German Medicinal Plants ), Stuttgart 1938, p. 66
- ↑ a b c d Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Convallaria. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 15, 2016.
