Maianthemum

Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Maianthemum F.H.Wigg.
RUSCACEAE
FALSE SOLOMON'S-SEAL
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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)
[Family identification key]

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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.