Biology:Notholirion

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Notholirion
Notholirion macrophyllum CBM.png
Notholirion macrophyllum[2]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Notholirion
Wall. ex Boiss.
Type species
Notholirion thomsonianum
(Royle) Stapf[1]

Notholirion is a small Asian genus of bulbous plants in the lily family, Liliaceae.[3] It is closely related to Lilium, but each individual flowers only once, and then dies after producing offsets. The bulb is covered by a tunic. Leaves are basal, produced in autumn and winter.[4][5]

Taxonomy

Baker (1874)[6] considered Notholirion to be a subgenus of Fritillaria, but Boissier (1884)[5] separated it as a distinct genus. The evolutionary and phylogenetic relationships between the genera currently included in Liliaceae are shown in the following Cladogram:

Cladogram: Phylogeny and biogeography of the genera of the Liliaceae
Liliaceae
West NA

Tricyrtis

Streptopoideae

Streptopus

Prosartes

Scoliopus

West NA

Calochortus

Lilioideae* East NA EA
Medeoleae East NA

Clintonia

Medeola

Lilieae s.l. EA
Tulipeae East Asia

Tulipa

Amana

Erythronium

Gagea (Lloydia)

Lilieae s.s. Himalayas

Notholirion

Cardiocrinum

Lilium (Nomocharis)

Fritillaria

Phylogenetic tree reflecting relationships based on molecular phylogenetic evidence.
*=Liliaceae sensu Tamura; EA=Eurasia NA=North America

Species

List of species:[7][8][4]

  • Notholirion bulbiferum (Lingelsh.) Stearn - Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Assam, Myanmar, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
  • Notholirion koeiei Rech.f. - Iran + Iraq
  • Notholirion macrophyllum (D.Don) Boiss. - Tibet, Nepal, Sichuan, Yunnan, Bhutan, and Sikkim
  • Notholirion thomsonianum (Royle) Stapf - Afghanistan, Himalayas of northern Pakistan + northern India

References

  1. lectotype designated by Wilson, Lilies E. Asia 100 (1925).
  2. 1878 illustration. Source: Curtis's Botanical Magazine vol. 104, lithograph by J. Nugent Fitch
  3. "Notholirion Wall. ex Boiss.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24568-1. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 133 假百合属 jia bai he shu Notholirion Wallich ex Boissier, Fl. Orient. 5: 190. 1882.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Boissier 1884.
  6. Baker 1874.
  7. The Plant List
  8. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Bibliography

Wikidata ☰ Q140118 entry