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Ophiopogon
Sign in to saveOphiopogon (lilyturf) is a genus of evergreen perennial plants native to warm temperate to tropical East, Southeast, and South Asia. Despite their grasslike appearance, they are not closely related to the true grasses, the Poaceae. The name of the genus is derived from Greek ὄφις ophis, 'snake' and πώγων pogon, 'beard', most probably referring to its leaves and tufted growth. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Convallarioideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). Like many lilioid monocots, it was formerly classified in the Liliaceae.
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Vinony's link graph records 26 inbound references to Ophiopogon, and connects out to Myanmar, plant and Southeast Asia.
It sits within the topics Asparagaceae genera, Groundcovers and Ophiopogon.
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Species
Dwarf Lily-turf
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyAsparagaceae
Common Name: baku-mon-to
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 385
- With media
- 326
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, MICH, US, IBUNAM, GH, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, India, China, Taiwan, United States, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia
Research
507 papers- Ophiopogon japonicus and its active compounds: A review of potential anticancer effects and underlying mechanisms.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2023
- Ophiopogon japonicus--A phytochemical, ethnomedicinal and pharmacological review.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2016
- Ophiopogon japonicus inhibits white spot syndrome virus proliferation in vivo and enhances immune response in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis.Fish & shellfish immunology · 2021
- Liriopogons (Genera Ophiopogon and Liriope, Asparagaceae): A Critical Review of the Phytochemical and Pharmacological Research.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021
- Ophiopogon japonicus Root Extract Attenuates Obesity-Induced Muscle Atrophy Through Regulation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway and Lipid Metabolism in Mice and C2C12 Myotubes.Nutrients · 2025
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- 沿阶草属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ophiopogon (lilyturf) is a genus of evergreen perennial plants native to warm temperate to tropical East, Southeast, and South Asia. Despite their grasslike appearance, they are not closely related to the true grasses, the Poaceae. The name of the genus is derived from Greek ὄφις ophis, 'snake' and πώγων pogon, 'beard', most probably referring to its leaves and tufted growth. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Convallarioideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). Like many lilioid monocots, it was formerly classified in the Liliaceae.
They grow from short rhizomes, and bear tufts of leaves, from which flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. Species
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