Nomocharis

Nomocharis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Genus: Nomocharis
Franch.[1]

Nomocharis is a genus of the family Liliaceae. It consists of about 7 species native to montane regions of western China, Myanmar, and northern India.[2] They are similar to Lilium, with one of the more obvious differences being the flowers being more shallow or sometimes flat.[3]

Species

The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted 10 species as of January 2014:[1]

  • Nomocharis aperta (Franch.) W.W.Sm. & W.E.Evans
  • Nomocharis basilissa Farrer ex W.E.Evans
  • Nomocharis farreri (W.E.Evans) Cox
  • Nomocharis georgei W.E.Evans
  • Nomocharis gongshanensis Y.D.Gao & X.J.He
  • Nomocharis meleagrina Franch.
  • Nomocharis oxypetala (D.Don) E.H.Wilson
  • Nomocharis pardanthina Franch.
  • Nomocharis saluenensis Balf.f.
  • Nomocharis synaptica Sealy

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nomocharis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2014-01-21
  2. ↑ Gao, Yun-Dong; Hohenegger, Markus; Harris, AJ; Zhou, Song-Dong; He, Xing-Jin; Wan, Juan (2011). "A new species in the genus Nomocharis Franchet (Liliaceae): evidence that brings the genus Nomocharis into Lilium". Plant Systematics and Evolution 298 (1): 69–85. doi:10.1007/s00606-011-0524-1. ISSN 0378-2697.
  3. ↑ James Cullen; Sabina G. Knees; H. Suzanne Cubey (11 August 2011). The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass. Cambridge University Press. pp. 102–. ISBN 978-0-521-76147-5.