Plant Diversity ›› 1990, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (S3): 1-3.

• Articles •    

INFRAGENERIC SYSTEM OF THE GENUS MAIANTHEMUM

Li Heng   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica
  • Online:1990-12-26 Published:1990-12-26

Abstract:

The author of this paper has agreed with J.V. LaFrankie who transferred all species of Smilacina to Naianthemum. The genus Maianthemum comprises 35 species distributed in Eurasia and New World.After a thorouth analysis of all species of Maianthemum it can be found the following general evolutional tendencies in the development of this genus.

Key words: Maianthemum, Infrageneric system, M.dulongense