Clintonia udensis

Clintonia udensis Trautv. & C.A.Mey., Fl. Ochot. 92 1856. (syn: Clintonia udensis var. udensis ; Hylocharis cyanocarpa Tiling);

Common name: Bead Lily

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Clintonia udensis is a plant species native to China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), Yunnan), the Russian Far East (Amur, Sakhalin, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Primorye), Japan, Korea, India, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Sikkim, and Nepal.^[2]

Clintonia udensis is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground rhizomes, forming colonies on the floors of temperate forests. It has 3-5 egg-shaped to elliptical leaves, each up to 25 cm long. Raceme has up to 10 flowers, white or occasionally pale blue. Berries are dark blue, almost black, up to 12 mm across.^[3]^[4]

(from Wikipedia on 24.8.15)

Clintonia udensis (Liliaceae) from Uttarakhand: Aug_2015_DSR_16 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Clintonia udensis Trautv. & C.A.Mey. (Liliaceae) photographed in Sunderdhunga valley (Flowers) and Khalya near Munsyari in Uttarakhand.

This is new genus and species for eFI.

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
WCSP GRIN
BSI Flora of India Flora of China
FOC illustration Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia PFAF Dave’s Garden The Alpine Garden Society

Updated on December 24, 2024