LILIACEAE - China

Convallaria keiskei Miquel; C. keiskei var. trifolia Y. C.Chu et al.; C. majalis var. manshurica Komarov.Plants 18–30 cm tall, glabrous. Petiole 8–20 cm; leaf bladeabaxially glaucescent, elliptic to ovate-lanceolate, 7–20 × 3–8.5cm, base cuneate, apex subacute to acuminate. Scape slightlyarching, 15–30 cm. Bracts lanceolate, 3–6 mm, much shorterthan pedicel. Pedicel slightly curved, 0.6–1.5 cm, articulate apically.Perianth white, 5–7 × 5–7 mm; lobes ovate-deltoid, ca. 2× 2 mm, 1-veined, apex obtuse. Stamens ca. 4 mm; filamentswidened gradually toward base; anthers suboblong. Style columnar,2.5–3 mm. Berry red at maturity, globose, 6–12 mm indiam. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–Sep. 2n = 38*.Moist places in forests, shady hillsides along ravines; 800–2500m. Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hunan, Jilin, Liaoning, NeiMongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea,Mongolia, Myanmar, Russia; Europe, North America].50. REINECKEA Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1842: 29. 1844, nom. cons.吉 祥 草 属 ji xiang cao shuLiang Songyun ( 梁 松 筠 Liang Song-jun); Minoru N. TamuraHerbs perennial, rhizomatous, evergreen. Rhizome prostrate on ground, laxly many noded. Leaves tufted at rhizome tip, inconspicuouslypetiolate, gradually narrowed toward base. Scape arising from a leaf axil, erect, shorter than leaves, naked. Inflorescence aterminal spike, few to many flowered; bracts brownish or purplish, membranous. Flowers bisexual, sessile. Perianth segments proximallyconnate to form a tube, distally free. Stamens 6, inserted in throat of perianth tube; filaments filiform, proximally adnate toperianth tube; anthers dorsifixed. Ovary 3-loculed; ovules 2 per locule. Style columnar, slender; stigma capitate to 3-lobed. Fruit aberry, globose, several seeded.One species: China, Japan.The identity of Reineckea incurva H. Léveillé & Vaniot (Mem. Pontif. Accad. Romana Nuovi Lincei 23: 362. 1905), described from Guizhou, isuncertain. The present authors as well as McKean (Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 44: 195. 1986) did not see the type and therefore could not assessits status.1. Reineckea carnea (Andrews) Kunth, Abh. Königl. Akad.Wiss. Berlin 1842: 29. 1844.吉 祥 草 ji xiang caoSansevieria carnea Andrews, Bot. Repos. 6: t. 361. 1804;Reineckea carnea var. rubra H. Léveillé; R. ovata Z. Y. Zhu; R.yunnanensis W. W. Smith; S. sessiliflora Ker Gawler.Rhizome terete, elongate, 2–4 mm thick, slender. Leaves3–8, linear, narrowly oblanceolate, or lanceolate, 10–40 × 0.5–3.5 cm, glabrous, apex acuminate. Scape 5–15 cm. Spike 2–6.5cm; bracts ovate-deltoid, 5–7 mm. Flowers fragrant, sometimesmale flowers borne distally on spike. Perianth pink or pale rose,0.8–1.3 cm; tube 4–6 mm; lobes reflexed, oblong, 5–7 mm,slightly fleshy. Filaments with free part 3–4 mm; anthers suboblong,2–2.5 mm, emarginate at both ends. Ovary narrowlyovoid, ca. 3 mm. Style 7–10 mm. Berry red at maturity, 6–10mm in diam. Fl. and fr. Jul–Nov. 2n = 38*.Dense forests, shady and moist slopes, hillsides along valleys;100–3200 m. Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei,Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan].Tilcusta Rafinesque.51. CAMPYLANDRA Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 582. 1875.开 口 箭 属 kai kou jian shuLiang Songyun ( 梁 松 筠 Liang Song-jun); Minoru N. TamuraHerbs perennial, rhizomatous, monopodial. Rhizome ascending or less often creeping, thick, stout, sometimes slightly woody.Stem very short or sometimes slightly elongate. Leaves basal or on short stem, usually distichous equitant, sometimes spaced, basallydistinctly petiolate or not; leaf blade lorate to ovate-elliptic. Scape axillary. Inflorescence a terminal spike, several to many flowered,sometimes with several sterile bracts apically; fertile bracts lanceolate to ovate, often longer than flowers, sometimes shorter.Perianth segments 6, connate into a tube for 1/2–2/3 their length, fleshy, sometimes with a ringlike, fleshy appendage in throat; lobesoften spreading, sometimes incurved, sometimes fimbriate at margin. Stamens 6; filaments proximally adnate to perianth tube, freepart short to long; anthers positioned as high as or higher than stigma, dorsifixed. Ovary 3-loculed; ovules 2–4 per locule. Style 1, to1 (–3.5) mm; stigma small, 3-lobed. Fruit a berry, 1–3-seeded.Sixteen species: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Sikkim; 16 species (13 endemic) in China.1a. Perianth throat with a cushionlike, ringed, fleshy appendage.2a. Flower subtended by 2 bracts; free part of filaments 1.5–2.5 mm.3a. Perianth lobes ca. 5 mm, smooth abaxially; filaments 2–2.5 mm ................................................................. 15. C. annulata3b. Perianth lobes 6–8 mm, densely verruculose abaxially; filaments 1.5–2 mm ......................................... 16. C. verruculosa2a. Flower subtended by 1 bract; free part of filaments less than 1 mm.