LILIACEAE - China

管 花 鹿 药 guan hua lu yaoOligobotrya henryi Baker, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1537.1886; O. henryi var. violacea C. H. Wright; O. limprichtii Lingelsheimex H. Limpricht; Smilacina henryi (Baker) H. Hara.Plants 50–80 cm tall. Rhizome submoniliform, 1–2 cmthick. Stem hispidulous or hirsutulous distally, rarely glabrescent.Leaves5–8, subsessile or shortly petiolate; leaf blade elliptic,ovate, or oblong, 9–22 × 3.5–11 cm, pubescent or glabrescent.Inflorescence a raceme, sometimes a panicle, 3–7(–17)cm; rachis pubescent. Flowers solitary; pedicel 1.5–5 mm, pubescent.Perianth yellowish green to white, funnelform; segmentsconnate except distally, forming a long tube, tube 6–10 mm,lobes spreading, 2–3 × 1.5–2 mm. Stamens short. Style 2–3mm, slightly longer than ovary; stigma 3-lobed. Berries red atmaturity, 7–9 mm in diam., 2–4-seeded. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Aug–Oct. 2n = 36*.Forests, thickets, moist places along streams; 1300–4000 m. Gansu,Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan[N Myanmar, Vietnam].10. Maianthemum szechuanicum (F. T. Wang & Tang) H. Li,Acta Bot. Yunnan., Suppl. 3: 9. 1990.四 川 鹿 药 si chuan lu yaoOligobotrya szechuanica F. T. Wang & Tang, Bull. FanMem. Inst. Biol. 7: 289. 1937; Maianthemum henryi (Baker) LaFrankie var. szechuanicum (F. T. Wang & Tang) H. Li; Smilacinahenryi (Baker) H. Hara var. szechuanica (F. T. Wang &Tang) F.T. Wang & Tang; S. szechuanica (F. T. Wang & Tang)H. Hara.Plants 40–50 cm tall. Rhizome submoniliform, 0.7–1.5 cmthick. Stem hispidulous or hirsutulous distally. Leaves 5–8, subsessileor shortly petiolate; leaf blade oblong, elliptic, or ovate,6–11 × 3–5(–7.5) cm, pubescent or glabrescent. Inflorescence araceme, sometimes a panicle, 3–8(–17) cm; rachis pubescent.Flowers solitary; pedicel 1.5–4 mm, pubescent. Perianth purplishto white, funnelform; segments connate proximally, forminga tube 3–4 mm, lobes oblong, 3–4 × 1.5–2 mm. Filaments1–1.5 mm; anthers small. Style 3–4 mm, nearly 2 × as long asovary; stigma slightly 3-lobed. Fl. May–Jul.Alpine coniferous forests, hillsides, river banks; 2000–3600 m.W Sichuan, NE Yunnan.11. Maianthemum nanchuanense H. Li & J. L. Huang, Bull.Bot. Res., Harbin 10(3): 51. 1990.南 川 鹿 药 nan chuan lu yaoSmilacina nanchuanensis (H. Li & J. L. Huang) S. YunLiang.Plants 12–22 cm tall. Rhizome creeping, terete, ca. 3 mmthick, slender. Stem yellow-brown hirsute distally. Leaves 3 or4; petiole 3–4 mm; leaf blade ovate or oblong-ovate, 4.5–7 ×3.2–4.3 cm, abaxially strigose, base rounded or somewhat cordate,margin ciliate. Inflorescence a panicle, 2–2.5 cm; rachisdensely hirsute. Flowers solitary; pedicel 3–4 mm, hirsute. Perianthwhite; segments free, spreading, ca. 2.3 × 0.7–1 mm. Filamentsca. 1.7 mm, slightly flat. Ovary white, ca. 1 mm. Stylesubequaling ovary; stigma slightly 3-lobed. Fl. May–Jun.Forests, hillsides along ravines; 1700–2100 m. SE Sichuan(Nanchuan Xian).12. Maianthemum formosanum (Hayata) LaFrankie, Taxon35: 588. 1986.台 湾 鹿 药 tai wan lu yaoSmilacina formosana Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formos. 9: 141.1920; S. nokomonticola Yamamoto.Plants 15–35 cm tall. Rhizome creeping, subterete, 2–7mm thick, sometimes with swollen nodes. Stem hirsute distally,± zigzagged. Leaves subsessile or shortly petiolate; leaf bladeoblong, oblong-ovate, or lanceolate, 3.5–12 × 2–5 cm, papery,sometimes slightly pubescent on veins. Inflorescence usually apanicle, 4–5 cm; rachis hirsute. Flowers solitary; pedicel ca. 2mm, hirsute. Perianth white; segments ± connate at base, oblongor oblanceolate, 3–4 × 1–2 mm. Filaments 1.5–2 mm; antherssmall. Style very short, ca. 0.5 mm, ca. 1/2 as long asovary; stigma slightly 3-lobed. Fl. Jun–Aug. 2n = 36*.Forests, wet shaded places; 2000–3700 m. Taiwan.13. Maianthemum dahuricum (Turczaninow ex Fischer & C.A. Meyer) LaFrankie, Taxon 35: 588. 1986.兴 安 鹿 药 xing an lu yaoSmilacina dahurica Turczaninow ex Fischer & C. A.Meyer, Index Sem. Hort. Petrop. 1: 38. 1835; Asteranthemumdahuricum (Turczaninow ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer) Kunth;Tovaria dahurica (Turczaninow ex Fischer & C. A. Meyer)Baker; Vagnera dahurica (Turczaninow ex Fischer & C. A.Meyer) Makino.Plants 30–60 cm tall. Rhizome creeping, 1–2.5 mm thick,slender. Stem glabrous or shortly pubescent distally. Leaves 6–12, sessile; leaf blade oblong-ovate or oblong, 6–13 × 2–4 cm,abaxially densely pubescent. Inflorescence a raceme, 3–4 cm;rachis shortly pubescent. Flowers in clusters of 2–4, very rarelysolitary; pedicel 3–5 mm, pubescent. Perianth white; segments± connate at base, obovate-oblong or oblong, 2–4 × 1–1.5 mm.Filaments 1.5–3 mm; anthers small. Style ca. 1 mm, shorterthan ovary; stigma slightly 3-lobed. Berries red or purplish redat maturity, 6–7 mm in diam., 1- or 2-seeded. Fl. Jun, fr. Aug.2n = 36*.Forests; 400–1000 m. Heilongjiang, Jilin, ?Liaoning, ?Nei Mongol[Korea, Russia].14. Maianthemum fusciduliflorum (Kawano) S. C. Chen &Kawano, Novon 10: 113. 2000.褐 花 鹿 药 he hua lu yaoSmilacina fusciduliflora Kawano, J. Jap.Bot.41: 354. 1966;Maianthemum dulongense H. Li.Plants 3–20 cm tall. Rhizome creeping, moniliform, 3–4cm × 4–8 mm. Stems sometimes 2–4-crowded, purplish, puberulent.Leaves 4–6, subsessile; leaf blade ovate, 2.5–3.6(–6) ×1–2(–3.5) cm, base cordate, apex acute. Inflorescence a raceme,5–6 cm, 3–15-flowered; rachis pubescent.Flowers solitary; pedicel2–4 mm, pubescent. Perianth violet; segments scarcely con-