Biology:Streptolirion
Streptolirion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae. It includes two species native to Asia, ranging from Japan and Manchuria to Indochina and the Himalayas.[1]
- Streptolirion lineare Fukuoka & N.Kurosaki – Japan
- Streptolirion volubile Edgew. – Japan and Manchuria to Indochina and the Himalayas
Streptolirion can be distinguished from the closely related climber Spatholirion by the former's two-seeded carpels and inflorescences that are all subtended by large involucral bracts.[2] They bear yellow hairs below the anthers, which are believed to increase floral attraction by contrasting with the petals or suggesting additional pollen is present.[3]
The genus was first described in 1845 by Michael Pakenham Edgeworth and included a single species, Streptolirion volubile. An analysis of chromosomes found major differences between Japanese and Indian populations, suggesting that an additional species might exist.[4] In 1991 Nobuyuki Fukuoka and Nobuhira Kurosaki designated the Japanese population as a new species, Streptolirion lineare.[5]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpowo - ↑ Hong, Deyuan; DeFillipps, Robert A. (2000), "Streptolirion", in Wu, Z. Y.; Raven, P.H.; Hong, D.Y., Flora of China, 24, Beijing: Science Press; St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, p. 20, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=131707
- ↑ Faden, Robert B. (1992), "Floral Attraction and Floral Hairs in the Commelinaceae", Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 79 (1): 46–52, doi:10.2307/2399808, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/26739
- ↑ Suda, Yutaka; Faden, Robert B. (1980), "The karyotype of Streptolirion volubile Edgeworth (Commelinaceae) from Japan", Journal of Plant Research 93 (4): 355–359, doi:10.1007/bf02488739
- ↑ "Streptolirion lineare Fukuoka & N.Kurosaki". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:959530-1.
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