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Streptolirion
Sign in to savethumb | right | Botanical illustration of Streptolirion volubile Streptolirion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae. It includes two species native to Asia, ranging from Japan and Manchuria to Indochina and the Himalayas.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderCommelinales
- FamilyCommelinaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Collections
- MO, MNHN
- Recorded in
- China, Thailand, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
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- Image
- Streptolirion volubile transaction linnean society 1846 edgeworth.jpeg
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- Streptolirion
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- Streptolirion
- topic's main category
- Category:Streptolirion
- taxon common name
- 竹叶子属
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thumb | right | Botanical illustration of Streptolirion volubile Streptolirion is a genus of flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae. It includes two species native to Asia, ranging from Japan and Manchuria to Indochina and the Himalayas. Streptolirion lineare – Japan Streptolirion volubile – Japan and Manchuria to Indochina and the Himalayas
Streptolirion can be distinguished from the closely related climber Spatholirion by the former's two-seeded carpels and inflorescences that are all subtended by large involucral bracts. They bear yellow hairs below the anthers, which are believed to increase floral attraction by contrasting with the petals or suggesting additional pollen is present.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Streptolirion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.