Nomocharis

<i>Nomocharis</i>

Nomocharis

Genus of flowering plants

Nomocharis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Liliaceae. It consists of about 7 species native to montane regions of western China, Myanmar, and northern India.[2] They are similar to Lilium, with one of the more obvious differences being the flowers being more shallow or sometimes flat.[3]

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Taxonomy

The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, as of January 2014, considers Nomocharis a separate genus in its own right,[1] however some authorities consider Nomocharis to be embedded within Lilium, rather than treat it as a separate genus.[2][4] Including Kew[5] and United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 13 July 2010.[6]

Species

The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 10 species as of January 2014:[1]

  • Nomocharis aperta (Franch.) W.W.Sm. & W.E.Evans
  • Nomocharis basilissa Farrer ex W.E.Evans
  • Nomocharis farreri (W.E.Evans) Cox
  • Nomocharis georgei W.E.Evans
  • Nomocharis gongshanensis Y.D.Gao & X.J.He
  • Nomocharis meleagrina Franch.
  • Nomocharis oxypetala (D.Don) E.H.Wilson
  • Nomocharis pardanthina Franch.
  • Nomocharis saluenensis Balf.f.
  • Nomocharis synaptica Sealy

References

  1. [1]
    WCLSPF 2014.
  2. [2]
    Gao et al 2011.
  3. [3]
    James Cullen; Sabina G. Knees; H. Suzanne Cubey (11 August 2011). The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass. Cambridge University Press. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-0-521-76147-5.
  4. [4]
    Rønsted et al 2005.
  5. [5]
    "Nomocharis pardanthina Franch. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 September 2021. This is a synonym of Lilium pardanthinum (Franch.) Y.D.Gao
  6. [6]
    "Genus Nomocharis Franch". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 8 September 2021. Possible synonym of Lilium L.

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