Kinds of Taiwan Monocotyledoneae

Monocots of Taiwan

Compiled from
D.E. Boufford, H. Ohashi, T.C. Huang, C.F. Hsieh,
J.L. Tsai, K.C. Yang, C.I Peng,C.S. Kuoh and A.Hsiao. 2003.
Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition.
Department of Botany, National Taiwan University

Y.P. Yang and H.Y. Liu. 2002.
Manual of Taiwan Vascular Plants.
Council of Agriculture, Taipei, Taiwan

and other sources.

W.L. Chiou and S.H. Dai
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
and
J. Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens

Scientific name -- Other names
Liliaceae
   Aletris formosana Hayata
   Aletris spicata (Thunb.) Franch.
   Allium bakeri Regel
   Allium grayi Regal
   Allium thunbergii G. Don -- Japanese onion
   Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.
   Aspidistra elatior Blume -- Cast-iron plant
   Aspidistra mushaensis Hayata
   Barnardia japonica (Thunb.) Schult. and Schult. f.
   Campylandra chinensis (Baker) M. N. Tamura
   Cordyline terminalis (Linn.) Kunth.
   Crinum asiaticum L. -- Poisonbulb
   Curculigo capitulata (Lour.) Kuntze -- Palm-grass
   Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.
   Dianella ensifolia (L.) Dc.
   Disporopsis fuscopicta Hance
   Disporopsis taiwanensis S. S. Ying
   Disporum kawakamii Hayata
   Disporum nantouense S. S. Ying
   Disporum shimadai Hayata
   Disporum taiwanense S. S. Ying
   Dracaena angustifolia Roxb.
   Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. -- Fragrant dracaena
   Helonias umbellata (Baker) N. Tanaka
   Heloniopsis acutifolia Hayata
   Hemerocallis aurantiaca Baker
   Lilium callosum Siebold and Zucc.
   Lilium formosanum A. Wallace -- Formosa lily
   Lilium longiflorum Thunb. -- Easter lily
   Lilium speciosum Thunb.
   Liriope angustissima Ohwi
   Liriope minor (Maxim.) Makino
   Liriope platyphylla F. T. Wang and T. Tang
   Liriope spicata (Thunb.) Lour. -- Creeping liriope
   Lycoris aurea Herb.
   Ophiopogon formosanum (Ohwi) Ohwi
   Ophiopogon intermedius D. Don
   Ophiopogon jaburan (Siebold) Lodd. -- Lilyturf
   Ophiopogon reversus C. C. Huang
   Ophiopogon scaber Ohwi
   Paris fargesii Franch.
   Paris lancifolia Hayata
   Paris polyphylla Sm.
   Paris taitungensis Ying
   Peliosanthes arisanensis Hayata
   Peliosanthes macrostegia Hance
   Peliosanthes tashiroi Hayata
   Peliosanthes teta Andre.
   Polygonatum alte-lobatum Hayata
   Polygonatum chingshuishanianum S. S. Ying
   Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua
   Polygonatum odoratum (Miller) Druce. -- Angular Solomons-seal; Scented Solomons-seal
   Rohdea japonica (Thunb.) Roth
   Rohdea watanabei Hayata
   Scilla sinensis (Lour.) Merr.
   Smilacina formosana Hayata
   Smilacina japonica A. Gray.
   Thysanotus chinensis Benth.
   Tricyrtis formosana Baker -- Toad lily; Tricyrtis stolonifera
   Tricyrtis stolonifera Matsum.
   Tricyrtis suzukii Masam.
   Trillium taiwanense S. S. Ying
   Trillium tschonoskii Maxim.
   Veratrum formosanum O. Loes.
   Veratrum shueshanarum S. S. Ying
   Donax canniformis (G. Forst.) K. Schum.

Updated: 2012-04-25 16:15:00

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