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Taxon:  Ophiopogon japonicus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.



Summary
Genus:
Ophiopogon
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Nolinoideae
Nomen number:
25788
Place of publication:
Bot. Mag. 27: t. 1063. 1807
Comment:
non Ophiopogon japonicus auct. (= O. intermedius D. Don)
Verified:
07/10/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Convallaria japonica Thunb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ophiopogon chekiangensis K. Kimura & Migo
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: lists as Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl.
  5. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  6. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  7. Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
  8. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  9. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. Note: lists as Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl.
  10. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
  11. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  12. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Ophiopogon japonicus (L.) Ker Gawl.
  13. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2 Note: lists as Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl.
  14. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
dwarf lilyturf –
mondo-grass –
ophiopogon –
snake's-beard –
French
muguet du Japon –
German
japanischer Schlangenbart –
Portuguese
pêlo-de-urso –
Swedish
ormskägg –
Transcribed Chinese
mai dong –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippinesLuzonBenguet Prov.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippinesMindanaoMt. Apo
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Philippines [Luzon (Benguet Prov.), Mindanao (Mt. Apo)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: lists as Ophiopogon japonicus (L.) Ker Gawl.
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Medicinesfolklore Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2 Note: lists as Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinesfolkloreas Ophiopogon chekiangensisYen, Kun-Ying. 1994. Illustrated Chinese materia medica crude and prepared.


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