Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Maianthemum F.H.Wigg.
FALSE SOLOMON'S-SEAL

Classification

ASPARAGALES
Maianthemum

Citation

MAIANTHEMUM F. H. Wiggers, Prim. Fl. Holsat. 14: 29. 1780, nom. cons. vs. Unifolium Ludwig 1757.
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TYPE: Maianthemum convallaria F. H. Wiggers, nom. illegit. (Convallaria bifolia [Linnaeus; Maianthemum bifolium (Linnaeus) F. W. Schmidt)

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Maianthemum racemosum FEATHERY FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL Native FACU (NWPL)

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Asteranthemum Asteranthemum Kunth, Abh. Koenigl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1848: 33. 1850. TYPE: Asteranthemum vulgare Kunth, nom. illegit. (Convallaria stellata Linnaeus) = Smilacina Desfontaines 1807.
Jocaste Jocaste Kunth, Enum. Pl. 5: 154. 1850. TYPE: Jocaste purpurea (Wallich) Kunth (Smilacina purpurea Wallich)
Maia Maia Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 64. 1866. TYPE: Convallaria bifolia Linnaeus = Maianthemum Weber ex F. H. Wiggers 1780.
Medora Medora Kunth, Abh. Koenigl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1848: 34. 1850. TYPE: Medora divaricata Kunth, nom. illegit. (Smilacina fusca Wallich)
Monophyllon Monophyllon Delarbre, Fl. Auvergne, ed. 2. 615. 1800. TYPE: Monophyllon lobelii Delarbre, nom. illegit. (Convallaria bifolia Linnaeus) = Maianthemum Weber ex F. H. Wiggers 1780.
Neolexis Neolexis Salisbury, Gen. Pl. 64. 1866. TYPE: Convallaria racemosa Linnaeus = Polygonastrum Moench 1794, nom. rej.
Oligobotrya Oligobotrya Baker, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 16: 1537. 1886. TYPE: Oligobotrya henryi Baker
Polygonastrum Polygonastrum Moench, Methodus 637. 1794, nom. rej. vs. Smilacina Desfontaines 1807. TYPE: Polygonastrum racemosum (Linnaeus) Moench (Convallaria racemosa Linnaeus)
Sciophila Sciophila Wibel, Prim. Fl. Werth. 147. 1799. TYPE: Sciophila convallarioides Wibel, nom. illegit. (Convallaria bifolia Linnaeus) = Maianthemum Weber ex F. H. Wiggers 1780.
Sigillaria Sigillaria Rafinesque, Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 192. 1819. TYPE: = Smilacina Desfontaines 1807.
Smilacina Smilacina Desfontaines, Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 51. 1807, nom. cons. vs. Vagnera Adanson 1763; et vs. Polygonastrum Moench 1794. TYPE: Smilacina stellata (Linnaeus) Desfontaines, typ. cons. (Convallaria stellata Linnaeus)
Styrandra Styrandra Rafinesque, Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 266. 1818. TYPE: Styrandra bifolia (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Convallaria bifolia Linnaeus) = Maianthemum Weber ex F. H. Wiggers 1780.
Tovaria Tovaria Necker ex Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 564. 1875, non Ruiz Lopez & Pavon 1794. TYPE: Tovaria racemosa (Linnaeus) Baker (Convallaria racemosa Linnaeus) = Polygonastrum Moench 1794, nom. rej.
Unifolium Unifolium Ludwig, Inst. Regn. Veg., ed. 2. 124. 1757, nom. rej. vs. Maianthemum Weber ex F. H. Wiggers 1780. TYPE: = Maianthemum Weber ex F. H. Wiggers 1780.
Vagnera Vagnera Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 496, 617. 1763, nom. rej. vs. Smilacina Desfontaines 1807. TYPE: Non designatus.
Valentinia Valentinia Heister ex Fabricius, Enum., ed. 2. 37. 1763. TYPE: Convallaria bifolia Linnaeus = Maianthemum Weber ex F. H. Wiggers 1780.